Kant rejects RS MP’s resignation

Obviously, the chairman ought to ask the member concerned the compelling reasons and unavoidable circumstances that made him to quit the membership.

In one-liner quit notices, the chairman normally does not interfere except for giving some more time to the MP to reconsider his own decision. When the BJP Lok Sabha MP B L Sharma `Prem’ sent in his one-liner to the Speaker, there was no meeting between them. Prem’s resignation was accepted after some time.

However, in the case of Barjinder Singh, Kant had to call him to seek certain clarifications and he rejected the resignation after hearing Barjinder’s reasons. Hamdard had sent in his resignation following serious differences with the Akali Dal leadership and the same had caused ripples in the Akali Dal politics.

A final word is yet to be taken on the issue as Barjinder Singh Hamdard had not been attending the on-going session of the Parliament.