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Himachal Pradesh Assembly passes bill to withhold pension of defected MLAs

Guwahati: In a bid to prevent legislators from switching parties, the Himachal Pradesh assembly has approved a bill that withholds pension benefits from members disqualified under the anti-defection law. The legislation was passed Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu at the assembly and it aims to deter political defections by forfeiting the pension entitlements of disqualified […]