Madhya Pradesh Minister Narottam Mishra disqualified by EC on corruption charges
Narottam Mishra is considered number two in the Shivraj Singh Chauhan cabinet. He is also the Minister for Public Relations.
The EC decision came following a complaint by former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti in April 2009 alleging that Mishra had paid for news without accounting for it in his expenses in 2008.
The ECI had issued a notice in January 2013 seeking his response.
Mishra challenged the ECI notice in the high court bench at Gwalior and obtained a stay, which subsequently was vacated after the court considered the facts submitted by complainant's counsel.
Mishra also moved the Supreme Court, which refused to grant him any relief.
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