Congress lawmaker from Gujarat Bhagvan Barad has been disqualified as an MLA following his conviction in an illegal mining case, state Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi said on Tuesday.
The Opposition Congress has termed the move "politically motivated" and said it would approach court over the Speaker's move and also hold protests. A court in Gir-Somnath district last Friday awarded Barad a jail term of two years and nine months in a 24-year-old case of illegal mining.
The 60-year-old Congress leader won from Talala seat in Gir-Somnath in the 2017 Assembly polls.