While addressing the rally, Ansari said: “I have told Akhilesh ji that after formation of government, there will be no transfer or postings of bureaucrats for six months. Everyone will remain where they are. First there will be ‘hisab-kitab’ (scores will be settled), only then the transfers will take place.”Following this, he was charged under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code: 506 (criminal intimidation), 171F (undue influence or personation at an election), 186 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of public functions), 189 (threat of injury to a public servant), 153A (promoting enmity among different groups on grounds such as religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc.), and 120B (criminal conspiracy).According to a Supreme Court ruling, the membership of any lawmaker sentenced to two years or more of imprisonment stands automatically terminated.“On receiving the copy of the court order, the Assembly Secretariat declares the seat concerned vacant and sends the information to the Chief Electoral Officer of the state, who in turn sends the proposal to the Election Commission of India to hold a by-poll on the vacated seat,” said Pradeep Dubey, Principal Secretary, Assembly Secretariat.However, Abbas Ansari has the option of appealing the decision in higher courts, including the Allahabad High Court and subsequently the Supreme Court. If the High Court stays the Mau court’s order, the disqualification proceedings would also be halted.
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