Facilities withdrawn from Ramesh Rout

BHUBANESWAR: Assembly Speaker Pradip Kumar Amat on Wednesday formally announced withdrawal of all facilities being provided to Ramesh Rout as the MLA from Athgarh Assembly segment in Cuttack district.“As the Supreme Court has upheld the judgment of the Orissa High Court which had quashed Rout’s election to Athgarh segment, he will not be getting facilities as an MLA from December 9,” Amat announced in the Assembly. The Speaker said that the Assembly had received a communication from the office of assistant registrar of the apex court and the order will be effective from the date of the judgement.  Rout, an independent candidate, was elected in 2009. His election was challenged by Ranendra Pratap Swain, whose nomination paper was rejected by the election officer on technical grounds.Swain and his supporter Rabindranath Rout alias Ramesh moved the Orissa High Court which on its June 23, 2010 judgement quashed Ramesh Rout’s election. Rout challenged the High Court judgement in the apex Court which upheld the earlier order on December 9.