Sunil Kedar, a senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra minister, has been barred from serving in the state legislature after being convicted of theft of funds at the Nagpur District Central Cooperative Bank (NDCCB), stated a report in PTI. 

According to a gazette notice issued on Saturday by the state assembly secretariat, Kedar is disqualified as an MLA as of the date of his conviction on December 22 under Article 19 (1) (e) of the Indian Constitution and Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the report added.