Breaking - Karnataka Rebel MLAs Cannot Be Compelled To Attend House; No Time Limit Fixed For Speaker's Decision On Resignations : SC [Read Order]
5 years, 8 months ago

Breaking - Karnataka Rebel MLAs Cannot Be Compelled To Attend House; No Time Limit Fixed For Speaker's Decision On Resignations : SC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed an interim order holding that the fifteen rebel MLAs of Karnataka assembly cannot be compelled to attend assembly proceedings, and that they were at liberty to skip attending house. The bench of CJI Gogoi, Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose also refused to fix a time frame for the Speaker to decide on the resignations submitted by the MLAs. The main issue before the Court was whether it could direct the Speaker to take a decision on the resignations submitted by the rebel MLAs, when disqualification proceedings have been initiated against them. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi submitted for the rebel legislators that Speaker was deliberately delaying decision on resignations to cause the disqualification of the MLAs.

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18 protesting BJP MLAs suspended, carried out of Karnataka Assembly by marshals
2 days, 20 hours ago

18 protesting BJP MLAs suspended, carried out of Karnataka Assembly by marshals

India Today  

Karnataka Assembly Speaker UT Khader, on Friday suspended 18 BJP MLAs for six months effective immediately for indiscipline. The suspended legislators include Opposition Chief Whip Doddanagouda H Patil, Ashwath Narayan CN, SR Vishwanath, BA Basavaraj, MR Patil, Channabasappa, B Suresh Gowda, Umanath A Kotyan, Sharanu Salagar, Shailendra Beldale, CK Ramamurthy, Yashpal A Suvarna, BP Harish, Bharath Shetty Y, Munirathna, Basavaraj …

Telangana HC stays order on petitions seeking MLA disqualifications
4 months ago

Telangana HC stays order on petitions seeking MLA disqualifications

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana high court on Friday refused to interfere in the powers of legislative assembly speaker G Prasad Kumar to decide on the disqualification of lawmakers who defected from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi into the Congress, further directing the speaker to deal with the pleas within “reasonable time G Prasad Kumar A division bench of chief justice Alok Aradhe and …

PIL against defections: Telangana HC notices to 10 turncoat MLAs
5 months, 3 weeks ago

PIL against defections: Telangana HC notices to 10 turncoat MLAs

New Indian Express  

A bench of the Telangana High Court issued notices to 10 BRS MLAs who defected to the Congress after the 2023 Assembly elections without resigning from the pink party. The court was hearing a PIL filed by Praja Shanti Party chief KA Paul, seeking the disqualification of these MLAs for violating the anti-defection provisions under the Tenth Schedule of the …

Himachal assembly Speaker accepts resignations of three Independent MLAs who voted for BJP in RS polls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Himachal assembly Speaker accepts resignations of three Independent MLAs who voted for BJP in RS polls

The Hindu  

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on June 3 accepted the resignations of three Independent MLAs who had voted in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls. "Resignations have been accepted and these three MLAs cease to be members of the 14th Vidhan Sabha with immediate effect," Mr. Pathania told reporters here. Independent MLAs …

Six rebel MLAs of Himachal Pradesh join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2024
1 year ago

Six rebel MLAs of Himachal Pradesh join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2024

Live Mint  

Six former Himachal Pradesh MLAs including Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Devendra Bhutto, Rajendra Rana, and Chaitanya Sharma on Saturday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Union Minister Anurag Thakur and State BJP chief Rajiv Bindal. The political crisis was triggered in Himachal Pradesh a few months back when these candidates voted for the Rajya …

Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls, 6 Rebel Congress MLAs & 3 Independents From Himachal Join BJP
1 year ago

Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls, 6 Rebel Congress MLAs & 3 Independents From Himachal Join BJP

News 18  

Six rebel Congress MLAs, who were disqualified from the Himachal Pradesh Assembly last month, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday along with three Independents ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. #WATCH | Six rebel MLAs of Himachal Pradesh- Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Devendra Bhutto, Rajendra Rana, and Chaitanya Sharma, join BJP in the presence of Himachal …

Himachal’s 6 rebel Congress MLAs likely to withdraw disqualification plea in SC
1 year ago

Himachal’s 6 rebel Congress MLAs likely to withdraw disqualification plea in SC

Hindustan Times  

Six former Congress MLAs are contemplating the withdrawal of their plea from the Supreme Court in which they have challenged an order of the Himachal Pradesh Speaker disqualifying them from the assembly. A highly placed source close to the former MLAs said a move to withdraw the plea from the court is on the cards as they want to contest …

SC to hear plea of six disqualified Himachal MLAs against their disqualification on March 12
1 year ago

SC to hear plea of six disqualified Himachal MLAs against their disqualification on March 12

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on March 12 a plea by six rebel Congress MLAs, who had cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh, against their disqualification. The Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Kuldeep Singh Pathania, had disqualified the six on the Congress' plea for "defying" the party whip that required them to be present …

Sukhu’s trouble mounts as rebels reach U’khand
1 year ago

Sukhu’s trouble mounts as rebels reach U’khand

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH : Six Congress MLAs from Himachal Pradesh and three independent legislators, who voted for the BJP in the recent Rajya Sabha elections, have been shifted to a resort at Rishikesh in Uttarakhand from Panchkula in Haryana, a development that shows that crisis still looms over the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led government. Sources familiar with the development said the nine legislators …

Himachal Congress crisis: Rebel MLAs to stay in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand until…
1 year ago

Himachal Congress crisis: Rebel MLAs to stay in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand until…

Live Mint  

Himachal Pradesh Congress crises: The 11 MLAs from Himachal Pradesh are planning to camp in Bharatiya Janata Party ruled Uttarakhand till the Supreme Court stays the Speaker's decision to disqualify the six rebel MLAs from the Congress, a source close to BJP said on Saturday. Rajinder Rana, Sudhir Sharma, Indradutt Lakhanpal, Ravi Thakur, Chaitanya Sharma and Devendra Bhutto are the …

Himachal political crisis: 11 MLA, including Cong rebels, reach Uttarakhand
1 year ago

Himachal political crisis: 11 MLA, including Cong rebels, reach Uttarakhand

Live Mint  

Eleven Himachal Pradesh MLAs, including six rebels and three independent representatives, arrived in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand, signaling ongoing infighting within the state Congress. This comes only two days after Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu visited Delhi to meet top Congress leaders. The six rebel MLAs who were disqualified from the Assembly were Sudhir Sharma, Rajinder Rana, Davinder K Bhutto, Ravi Thakur, …

11 Himachal MLAs move to Uttarakhand hotel, CM Sukhu flays rebel Congress lawmakers
1 year ago

11 Himachal MLAs move to Uttarakhand hotel, CM Sukhu flays rebel Congress lawmakers

New Indian Express  

Addressing a public meeting in Mandi, Sukhu said the BJP is shepherding the six disqualified Congress MLAs, who betrayed the party, from one place to another, according to a statement. He also asked why the BJP kept the rebel MLAs in a hotel in Haryana's Panchkula before flying them to Dehradun in a chartered plane and lodging them in a …

Congress Rebel Rana Claims to be in Touch with 9 More MLAs, Calls CM 'liar no. 1' as HP Crisis Smoulders
1 year ago

Congress Rebel Rana Claims to be in Touch with 9 More MLAs, Calls CM 'liar no. 1' as HP Crisis Smoulders

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Trouble is far from over for the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh. Making matters worse for the state government, after the disqualification of six rebel MLAs, another nine Congress MLAs are “ready to revolt if changes are not made immediately”. Rajinder Rana, one of the six Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections and …

Vikramaditya meets rebel MLAs, sparks unease in Congress camp
1 year ago

Vikramaditya meets rebel MLAs, sparks unease in Congress camp

Hindustan Times  

A day after chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu appeared to have staved off a crisis his government faced, public works minister Vikramaditya Singh on Friday met six rebel Congress lawmakers in Panchkula creating a ripple of unease within the state unit of the party. The Congress announced a co-ordination committee to iron out differences between the party and the government …

‘Some rebel MLAs want to return to Congress,’ claims Himachal Pradesh CM
1 year ago

‘Some rebel MLAs want to return to Congress,’ claims Himachal Pradesh CM

Hindustan Times  

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has claimed that party leader Vikramaditya Singh informed him of the intention of some of the six rebel Congress MLAs wanting to return to the party fold. Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu "Vikramaditya spoke to me yesterday and then today morning. Six rebel Congress MLAs have been disqualified Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep …

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker disqualifies 6 Congress MLAs who cross-voted in RS polls
1 year ago

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker disqualifies 6 Congress MLAs who cross-voted in RS polls

Op India  

On February 29, Thursday, Himachal Pradesh Assembly speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania disqualified the six rebel Congress MLAs and three independents who cross-voted during the Rajya Sabha elections for violating the whip and skipping the budget session. I declare that the six people cease to be members of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly with immediate effect.” #WATCH | Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker …

Order on future of 6 rebel Congress MLAs by 11 am today
1 year ago

Order on future of 6 rebel Congress MLAs by 11 am today

Live Mint  

Himachal Pradesh Assembly speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania is likely to pronounce the order on the future of six rebel Congress MLAs on February 29. The Congress party had moved Himachal Pradesh Speaker seeking disqualification of six rebel MLAs who cross-voted on Tuesday. These six MLAs, besides three independents, had cross-voted and helped BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan win a Rajya Sabha …

OPINION | HIMACHAL PRADESH: CONGRESS IN CATCH-22 SITUATION
1 year ago

OPINION | HIMACHAL PRADESH: CONGRESS IN CATCH-22 SITUATION

India TV News  

In damage control mode, Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Thursday met party MLAs at his residence, but the meeting was not attended by Late Virbhadra Singh’s widow Pratibha Singh and her son Vikramaditya Singh. Meanwhile, the Speaker of the assembly, Kuldeep Singh Pathania, has disqualified six Congress MLAs for defying party whip in the Rajya Sabha elections. …

Karnataka: 9 BJP MLAs suspended from attending assembly session for throwing papers on Deputy Speaker
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka: 9 BJP MLAs suspended from attending assembly session for throwing papers on Deputy Speaker

India TV News  

Karnataka: At least 9 BJP MLAs have been suspended by the Karnataka Speaker on Wednesday for creating ruckus in the assembly. The BJP MLAs who have been suspended are -- Ashwath Narayan, Sunil Kumar, Vedvas Kamat, Bharat Shetty, R Ashok, Araga Gyanendra, Arvind Bellad, D Muniraju and Yashpal Suvarna. In turn, MLAS of the opposition BJP and JD gave notice …

Fate of 16 Sena MLAs hangs in balance as Uddhav's plea in SC remains pending
2 years, 8 months ago

Fate of 16 Sena MLAs hangs in balance as Uddhav's plea in SC remains pending

India Today  

The fate of sixteen Shiv Sena MLAs, who joined rebel leader Eknath Shinde to force the party to sever ties with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party and re-align with the BJP, hangs in balance as Uddhav Thackeray’s plea remains pending in the Supreme Court. How the controversy started It all started when the then CM of Maharashtra, Uddhav …

Maharashtra rebel MLAs cite threat when asked by SC: ‘Why didn’t you go to HC?'
2 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra rebel MLAs cite threat when asked by SC: ‘Why didn’t you go to HC?'

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday took up the petition linked to the Maharashtra political crisis as it asked rebel leader Eknath Shinde and other MLAs: “Why did you not go to the high court?” Guwahati: Uday Samant with rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and other supporting MLAs at Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati, To this, the lawyer representing them …

Maha crisis: Sena initiates legal action against rebel MLAs, Shinde moves SC
2 years, 8 months ago

Maha crisis: Sena initiates legal action against rebel MLAs, Shinde moves SC

Hindustan Times  

Amid the ongoing political crisis in the Maharashtra government fuelled by minister Eknath Shinde's rebellion, Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant said the party has initiated legal action and served notices to 16 rebel MLAs camping at a luxury hotel in BJP-ruled Assam. A day ago, 16 rebel MLAs, including Shinde, were issued a disqualification notice by the deputy speaker of …

Maharashtra Deputy Speaker to send notices to Eknath Shinde, 15 rebel MLAs: Sources
2 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra Deputy Speaker to send notices to Eknath Shinde, 15 rebel MLAs: Sources

India Today  

Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal will send notices to 16 rebel MLAs including minister Eknath Shinde tomorrow after Shiv Sena sought the disqualification of some Sena legislators for not attending the legislature party meeting on Wednesday, sources said. READ | Maharashtra political crisis: Why MVA coalition has always looked fragile In a series of tweets posted late Thursday night, Shinde, …

Supreme Court reserves order on plea against suspension of Maharashtra MLAs
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court reserves order on plea against suspension of Maharashtra MLAs

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its orders on petitions filed by 12 BJP MLAs who challenged their one-year suspension from Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for allegedly misbehaving with the presiding officer. The court had on Tuesday said suspension from Legislative Assembly for a year should be linked with some purpose and there has to be an “overpowering” reason that the …

12 BJP MLAs Moves SC Challenging Their Suspension from Maharashtra Assembly for One Year
3 years, 8 months ago

12 BJP MLAs Moves SC Challenging Their Suspension from Maharashtra Assembly for One Year

News 18  

Twelve BJP MLAs from Maharashtra on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging their one-year suspension from the state Legislative Assembly for alleged misbehaviour with the presiding officer. On July 5, these 12 MLAs were suspended from the Assembly for one year after the state government had accused them of "misbehaving" with presiding officer Bhaskar Jadhav in the Speaker's chamber. Advocate …

20-odd BJP MLAs Resent Over Not Being Given' Time to Speak in Rajasthan Assembly
4 years, 1 month ago

20-odd BJP MLAs Resent Over Not Being Given' Time to Speak in Rajasthan Assembly

News 18  

In a hint of intra-party differences, around 20 BJP MLAs have written to the party's state president expressing their dissatisfaction over allegedly not being given time by their legislature party leaders to raise public issues in the Rajasthan assembly. In the 200-strong state assembly, the opposition BJP has 71 MLAs with the right to allocate time to them to speak …

Rebel BSP MLAs denied separate seating arrangement in UP assembly
4 years, 1 month ago

Rebel BSP MLAs denied separate seating arrangement in UP assembly

Hindustan Times  

Nine rebel MLAs of Bahujan Samaj Party were on Thursday denied separate seating arrangement in Uttar Pradesh assembly and were directed to sit in the area allocated to BSP MLAs in the House, said a rebel BSP MLA. Speaker of the assembly Hridaya Narain Dikshit told the rebels, who remain suspended by the BSP, that since they have neither floated …

SC Disposes of BJP Leader's Plea Against Merger of 6 BSP MLAs of Rajasthan Assembly with Congress
4 years, 6 months ago

SC Disposes of BJP Leader's Plea Against Merger of 6 BSP MLAs of Rajasthan Assembly with Congress

News 18  

The Supreme Court Monday disposed of as "infructuous" a BJP MLA's plea seeking stay on Rajasthan Speaker's decision, which allowed six BSP MLAs to merge with the Congress, in view of the High Court order. He said the high court has asked the Speaker to decide on merit, the plea against the merger of six BSP MLAs with the ruling …

SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Restraining Defected Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs From Officiating As Ministers
4 years, 7 months ago

SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Restraining Defected Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs From Officiating As Ministers

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Assembly on the reason for not taking a decision on petitions seeking disqualification of 22 defecting MLAs from the Indian National Congress to Bhartiya Janata Party.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun issued notice on a plea filed by Congress MLA Vinay …

Six Rajasthan BJP MLAs shifted to Gujarat’s Porbandar ahead of 14 August Assembly session: Sources
4 years, 7 months ago

Six Rajasthan BJP MLAs shifted to Gujarat’s Porbandar ahead of 14 August Assembly session: Sources

Firstpost  

State BJP chief Satish Poonia denied these claims, adding that all lawmakers are united and will attend a legislature party meet soon Jaipur: The BJP on Saturday shifted six of its MLAs to Gujarat’s Porbandar ahead of the Rajasthan assembly session beginning 14 August, according to party sources. However, state BJP chief Satish Poonia rejected suggestions that his party has …

Rajasthan BJP MLA Files 2 Fresh Pleas in HC against Speaker Decision on BSP MLAs Joining Congress
4 years, 7 months ago

Rajasthan BJP MLA Files 2 Fresh Pleas in HC against Speaker Decision on BSP MLAs Joining Congress

News 18  

Rajasthan BJP MLA Madan Dilawar on Tuesday filed two writ petitions challenging the assembly Speaker's decision to reject his complaint against the merger of six BSP MLAs with the Congress. The first petition was filed this morning against a communication received from the assembly secretariat Monday that the complaint has been decided and rejected by the Speaker, the counsel for …

Rajasthan political crisis: SC allows Speaker to withdraw appeal against HC order on Sachin Pilot, 18 rebel MLAs
4 years, 7 months ago

Rajasthan political crisis: SC allows Speaker to withdraw appeal against HC order on Sachin Pilot, 18 rebel MLAs

Firstpost  

The High Court on 24 July had ordered the maintenance of status quo on the disqualification notice issued by the Speaker to 19 dissident Congress MLAs, including Pilot. New Delhi: The Supreme Court allowed the Rajasthan Assembly Speaker on Monday to withdraw his appeal against the high court’s order asking him to defer till 24 July the disqualification proceedings against …

Rajasthan High Court order status quo on speaker’s notices
4 years, 7 months ago

Rajasthan High Court order status quo on speaker’s notices

Live Mint  

The Rajasthan High Court on Friday ordered maintaining status quo on disqualification notices issued by the assembly speaker to 19 dissident Congress MLAs, including Sachin Pilot. The notices were served by the assembly speaker to the MLAs on July 14 after the party complained to him that the legislators had defied a whip to attend two Congress Legislature Party meetings …

Rajasthan HC gives interim relief to rebel Congress MLAs from action against disqualification notice
4 years, 8 months ago

Rajasthan HC gives interim relief to rebel Congress MLAs from action against disqualification notice

Live Mint  

The Rajasthan High Court on Friday granted interim relief against any action by the by the Speaker in a plea filed by Sachin Pilot and 18 other congress rebels challenging the disqualification notices issued by the Rajasthan Assembly Speaker disqualifying them as MLAs. The division bench of Rajasthan High court comprising Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice Prakash Gupta directed …

SC Issues Notice On DMK MLA's Plea To Direct TN Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of 11 AIADMK MLAs
4 years, 8 months ago

SC Issues Notice On DMK MLA's Plea To Direct TN Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of 11 AIADMK MLAs

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued notice in the plea filed by DMK Leader R. Sakkrapani which seeks for a direction to the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker to immediately decide the Disqualification Petition regarding 11 MLAs who had voted against the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami in 2017. The failure of the Speaker to take even a single step …

SC Issues Notice On Plea To Direct Goa Assembly Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of 10 MLAs
4 years, 9 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Plea To Direct Goa Assembly Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of 10 MLAs

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea seeking to direct the Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly to take a decision on the disqualification of 10 defected Congress MLA's within one month.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & MR Shah issued "early notice" returnable within three weeks, on the plea filed by Mr. Girish …

Questionable verdicts by the SC in judgments over defection
4 years, 11 months ago

Questionable verdicts by the SC in judgments over defection

The Hindu  

The Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh resigned on March 20 ahead of the floor test in the Assembly, paving the way for the formation of a Bharatiya Janata Party government, led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on March 23. Karnataka In Shrimanth Balasaheb Patil vs Hon’ble Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly and others, the Supreme Court bench comprising Justices N.V. …

After SC Intervention, Manipur Assembly Speaker Disqualifies MLA Th Shyamkumar For Defection [Read Order]
4 years, 11 months ago

After SC Intervention, Manipur Assembly Speaker Disqualifies MLA Th Shyamkumar For Defection [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly on Saturday disqualified Thounaojam Shyamkumar MLA under 10th Schedule of the Constitution on the grounds of defection. The order passed by Speaker Y Khemchand Singh stated : "it is established beyond doubt that the respondent had voluntarily given up the membership of the Indian National Congress. "A combined reading of the provisions of Article …

Rebel Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs join BJP
5 years ago

Rebel Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs join BJP

The Hindu  

Twenty-two rebel Congress MLAs, whose resignations from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly had led to the fall of the Kamal Nath government, joined the BJP on Saturday, national general secretary of the party Kailash Vijayvargiya said. These leaders, along with Jyotiraditya Scindia, met BJP president J.P. Nadda, who welcomed their decision to join the saffron party. The Assembly speaker had accepted …

MP Political Crisis : No Interim Relief For Digvijaya Singh From Karnataka HC To Meet Rebel Congress MLAs [Read Order]
5 years ago

MP Political Crisis : No Interim Relief For Digvijaya Singh From Karnataka HC To Meet Rebel Congress MLAs [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday refused interim relief to Member of Parliament, Digvijay Singh, who wanted to meet the rebel Congress MLA from Madhya Pradesh who are housed inside a resort at Bengaluru. In his writ petition filed in the High Court, Singh sought directions to the State Government, Director General of Police, Commissioner of Police, and others to …

SC seeks response from Madhya Pradesh govt on BJP's plea seeking immediate floor test; matter to be heard at 10.30 am today
5 years ago

SC seeks response from Madhya Pradesh govt on BJP's plea seeking immediate floor test; matter to be heard at 10.30 am today

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court has asked the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh to give by Wednesday its response to former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s plea seeking a direction for an immediate floor test in the Assembly New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh to give by Wednesday its response to former chief …

Madhya Pradesh Congress moves Supreme Court seeking access to 16 ‘rebel’ MLAs
5 years ago

Madhya Pradesh Congress moves Supreme Court seeking access to 16 ‘rebel’ MLAs

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh Congress on March 17 approached the Supreme Court for a direction to grant it access to and communicate with its 16 ‘rebel’ MLAs spirited away to Bengaluru ahead of the Assembly floor test against the Kamalnath government. “The insistence of the BJP to hold a floor test without the participation of the 16/22 confined/captive MLAs belonging to …

Allow 16 rebel Congress MLAs freedom to take decision without fear: Kamal Nath to Governor
5 years ago

Allow 16 rebel Congress MLAs freedom to take decision without fear: Kamal Nath to Governor

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on March 17 requested Governor Lalji Tandon to ensure ‘independence’ for the 16 rebel Congress MLAs “held in captivity” in Bengaluru and an atmosphere free from fear so they could take a decision. Mr. Nath implored the Governor to allow them freedom so that they could stay home for five-seven days “in an open …

Rebels in Bengaluru speaking under duress, must be freed immediately: Madhya Pradesh Minister
5 years ago

Rebels in Bengaluru speaking under duress, must be freed immediately: Madhya Pradesh Minister

The Hindu  

Reacting to Congress rebels’ assertion that they are in Bengaluru of their own will, Madhya Pradesh Law Minister P.C. As for the MLAs, pledging allegiance to Jyotiraditya Scindia who had switched over to the BJP, releasing videos on social media and holding press conferences to reassert they were in Bengaluru of their own accord, Mr. Prajapati asked: “Like other politicians …

Kamal Nath writes to governor alleging horsetrading of MLAs by BJP
5 years ago

Kamal Nath writes to governor alleging horsetrading of MLAs by BJP

Op India  

Congress government led by Kamal Nath in Madhya Pradesh is at the brink of collapse following the resignation of 22 MLAs after the bigwig Jyotiraditya Scindia ditched the party to join BJP recently. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s letter to Governor Lalji Tandon requesting ‘floor test in the forthcoming session of the assembly on a date fixed by the …

Kamal Nath requests Madhya Pradesh Governor to hold floor test in upcoming Assembly session
5 years ago

Kamal Nath requests Madhya Pradesh Governor to hold floor test in upcoming Assembly session

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday requested Governor Lalji Tandon to hold a floor test in the Assembly session that starts from March 16 on a date fixed by the Speaker and use his office with the Union Home Minister for the release of 19 MLAs “held in captivity” in Bengaluru. In a letter submitted to Mr. Tandon …

Madhya Pradesh Speaker serves notice on 13 rebel MLAs
5 years ago

Madhya Pradesh Speaker serves notice on 13 rebel MLAs

The Hindu  

Amid the political turmoil in Madhya Pradesh, Assembly Speaker N.P. The letters of 19 of the 22 rebel MLAs were carried by former BJP Minister Bhupendra Singh from a Bengaluru resort to the Speaker on Tuesday. Sources in the Assembly said the Speaker would serve notice on the remaining six MLAs on Friday. Even Congress members can’t contact them.” He …

Karnataka bypolls: 'BJP will win all 15 constituencies,' says BS Yediyurappa as rebel Congress-JD(S) leaders join saffron party
5 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka bypolls: 'BJP will win all 15 constituencies,' says BS Yediyurappa as rebel Congress-JD(S) leaders join saffron party

Firstpost  

Soon after 15 out of 17 disqualified MLAs in Karnataka joined the BJP in Bengaluru, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said that the ruling party will win on all 15 Assembly constituencies, where by-elections are slated to be held on 5 December Bengaluru: Soon after 15 out of 17 disqualified MLAs in Karnataka joined the BJP in Bengaluru, Chief Minister BS …

SC upholds disqualification of Karnataka MLAs, lets them fight bypolls
5 years, 4 months ago

SC upholds disqualification of Karnataka MLAs, lets them fight bypolls

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a mixed verdict, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the disqualification of 17 Karnataka MLAs belonging to the Congress and the Janata Dal, but set aside then Speaker K.R. Upholding the disqualification orders passed by then Speaker Ramesh Kumar on July 25 and July 28, 2019, a three-judge bench comprising Justices N.V. Ramana, Sanjeev Khanna and Krishna …

Yediyurappa says all 17 'disqualified' MLAs to join BJP tomorrow
5 years, 4 months ago

Yediyurappa says all 17 'disqualified' MLAs to join BJP tomorrow

Op India  

Within hours after the Supreme Court paved the way for the disqualified Congress and JD legislators to contest the December 5 by-polls for 15 seats in Karnataka, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said they will be joining the BJP. pic.twitter.com/y3Dh0elPpR — ANI November 13, 2019 The disqualified ‘rebel’ MLAs will now officially join the Bharatiya Janata Party and are likely …

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