Congress to Challenge Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha Nomination Rejection in High Court

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The Indian National Congress plans to move the High Court over the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination. Natarajan has alleged that a deliberate narrative was constructed to deflect responsibility away from the Election Commission. She claimed this narrative falsely suggested the rejection was due to negligence on the part of the Congress party. The move signals the party's intent to legally contest what it views as an unjust disqualification of its candidate.

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