Four Janata Dal (United) MLAs suspended in Bihar

Patna: Four rebel JD(U) MLAs were disqualified as members of Bihar Assembly on Saturday on a charge of working against the party during the recent by-polls to two Rajya Sabha seats in the state.

Bihar Assembly Speaker Udai Narain Chaudhary handed over his ruling to the MLAs concerned, one of the disqualified MLAs, Gyanendra Singh Gyanoo said.

The four MLAs whose membership were annulled are Gyanoo (Barh), Neeraj Singh Babloo (Chhatapur), Ravindra Rai (Mahua) and Rahul Sharma (Ghosi).

The four disqualified MLAs were charged with going against the party in bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats in the state in June this year and working as the proposers as well as the polling agents of rebel candidates Anil Sharma and JD(U) leader Sabir Ali, who had been expelled from the party.