Ranchi, June 10 -- Congress leaders on Wednesday staged a protest outside the Jharkhand Assembly, demanding the cancellation of Rajya Sabha candidate Parimal Nathwani's nomination and alleging bias in the scrutiny of nomination papers.

The protest comes amid a political row over the rejection of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination for the Rajya Sabha election in Madhya Pradesh. Congress leaders claimed that while alleged discrepancies in Nathwani's nomination papers were given time for clarification, Natarajan's candidature was rejected without similar consideration.

Speaking to ANI, Jharkhand Minister Irfan Ansari alleged that democracy and common people were under threat under the BJP-led government. He claimed that Na...