Article 164(4) of the Constitution provides a restriction for a non-legislator minister to continue in office beyond a period of six consecutive months. For Mamata, that period expires on November 4.
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Health workers and others before performing burial of a person who died of COVID-19 in Jammu, Saturday, May 22, 2021. Photo: PTI
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Family members of COVID-19 patients wait to fill their empty cylinders with medical oxygen outside an oxygen filling centre, as demand for the gas rises due to spike in coronavirus cases, in Lucknow, Friday, April 23, 2021. Photo: PTI
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COVID-19: SC should ve intervened during poll rallies, Kumbh Mela, says Shiv Sena
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Citing the death of 25 COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Delhi due to oxygen shortage, the party asked who should be held responsible for the situation, if not the Centre.
The party s remarks come after the apex court s order asking the Centre for a national plan on oxygen supply and vaccination amid the pandemic.
The Shiv Sena on Saturday said the COVID-19 situation in the county wouldn t have worsened had the Supreme Court taken timely cognisance of election rallies in West Bengal and the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar.