{
  "id": 14812866,
  "title": "Dipankar Bhattacharya questions Bihar Assembly Speaker over BJP MLA’s continued membership",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/dipankar-bhattacharya-questions-bihar-assembly-speaker-over-bjp-mlas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T23:06:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/dipankar-bhattacharya-questions-bihar-assembly-speaker-over-bjp-mlas-continued-membership/article71543878.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CPI (ML) General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya questioned why Bihar Legislative Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar has not yet decided on the membership of BJP MLA Raju Singh, who was convicted in a celebratory firing case that led to the death of a woman. Bhattacharya compared the situation to that of CPI (ML) MLA Manoj Manzil, whose membership was immediately revoked following his conviction in a murder case. Manzil was sentenced to life imprisonment in February 2024, while Raju Singh received a four-year sentence in July 2026. Bhattacharya asked Speaker Prem Kumar to provide an explanation for the delay in taking action on Raju Singh's membership and stressed the need for equal and impartial application of the law, regardless of an individual's political identity or party affiliation.",
  "summary": "The CPI(ML)L general secretary cited the case of MLA Manoj Manzil, whose membership was revoked immediately after conviction, to question why Speaker Prem Kumar has taken no decision on BJP MLA Raju Singh’s conviction in a celebratory firing case",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}