India, Feb. 22 -- The opposition in Maharashtra has raised questions about the continuation of Sinnar legislator and state agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate in office despite being convicted by the sessions court.

Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Friday accused the ruling Mahayuti of discrimination, saying while party leaders Sunil Kedar and Rahul Gandhi were disqualified from the state legislature and Lok Sabha, respectively, within 24 hours of conviction, Kokate was still in office despite being convicted two days ago.

A Nashik court, on Thursday, sentenced the minister and his brother Vijay Kokate to two years imprisonment under Article 19(1)(e) of the Constitution and section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Th...