EC fixes June 17 for Amar146;s OoP hearing

EC sources said Amar Singh had been given time twice before to reply to the notice. However, now, he will have to appear before the EC or send a counsel to present his case.

Incidentally, it was only this week that Jaya Bachchan, another Samajwadi Party leader, was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha after being disqualified by President for holding an office-of-profit. Amar Singh has indicated that he will be responding to the EC notice.

Meanwhile, the CPIM MPs are awaiting a word from the Commission. Sources in the EC said the reply filed by Trinamool Congress8217; Mukul Roy in response to the EC notice to him to provide additional information was 8216;8216;still under consideration8217;8217;. Roy was asked to provide the dates on which the 10 MPs assumed the alleged offices-of-profit. Indications are that Roy has not been able to provide 8216;8216;adequate details8217;8217;. The full Commission is considering whether the petition should be returned to the President without the information or to send further notices for hearing to the parties involved.