Thiruvananthapuram Corporation council in Kerala to convene after a month as disqualification threat looms over BJP councillor Sugathan
The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation is holding a council meeting to meet mandatory attendance requirements and address the potential disqualification of a BJP councillor currently in jail. Opposition parties are threatening legal action if the administration attempts to sanction leave for the incarcerated member.
Why it matters
This highlights local political tensions and the legal complexities surrounding the disqualification of elected representatives.
A month after a council meeting of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation witnessed violent scenes , the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led administration has scheduled a council meeting for the last day of the month on Friday, to meet the requirement to have at least one council meeting a month.
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