After conviction for attempted murder, Lakshadweep MP expelled from Lok Sabha

Thiruvananthapuram/ New Delhi: Mohammed Faizal, a Lakshadweep MP who was recently found guilty by a court in the union territory of trying to kill someone, has been disqualified from serving in the Lok Sabha, according to a notification from the Secretariat.

According to the notification released on Friday, Mr Faizal is ineligible to serve in the Lok Sabha as of January 11, the date of his conviction by a Kavaratti sessions court.

The judgement was made in accordance with the terms of Article 102(l)(e) of the Indian Constitution and Section 8 of the 1951 Representation of the People Act.

"Consequent upon his conviction by the Court of Sessions, Kavaratti, Lakshadweep in Sessions case no. 01/2017, Shri Mohammed Faizal P.P., Member of Lok Sabha representing the Lakshadweep Parliamentary Constituency of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep stands disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha from the date of his conviction i.e. 11 January 2023 in terms of the provisions of Article 102(l)(e) of the Constitution of India read with Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951," it said.

The court in Lakshadweep had on Wednesday sentenced four people, including Mr Faizal, to 10 years in jail after they were found guilty in an attempt to murder case.

Kavaratti Sessions court also imposed a fine of ₹ one lakh each on the convicts for attempting to kill Mohammed Salih, son-in-law of late Congress leader and former Union Minister PM Sayeed, during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls. All the convicts are relatives.

With PTI inputs