Opposition BJP and rebel Congress MLAs on Thursday Dec 17,2015 got together in a
local hotel to "vote out" Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki
and to "elect" a rebel Congress MLA in his place but the Gauhati High
Court intervened to keep in "abeyance" decisions taken at the rebel
"session".
11 BJP MLAs and 2 Independent MLAs joined hands with 20 Congress rebels to meet at a conference hall of a hotel as the Assembly premises have been sealed since Wednesday. On Thursday, a "no confidence" motion moved by BJP MLAs and Independent MLAs was "adopted" with Deputy Speaker T Norbu Thongdok, who is also a rebel Congressman, in the Chair.
A total 33 members of the 60-member house, including 20 dissident Congress MLAs, later "elected" another dissident Congressman Kalikho Pul as the new "chief minister" of the state. The Chief Minister Nabam Tuki and his 26 supporting MLAs boycotted the proceedings terming them as "illegal and unconstitutional".
Coming down heavily on Governor J P Rajkhowa, the High Court kept in abeyance all decisions taken by the state "Assembly" on Wednesday Dec 16,2015 in which it "removed" Speaker Nabam Rebia.
In the High Court, Justice Hrishikesh Roy observed Prima facie that the exercise undertaken by the Governor advancing the Assembly session to December 16, 2015 is in "violation of Article 174 and 175 of the Constitution. The two Articles relate to Sessions of the state legislature and the right of the Governor to address and send messages to the House
The judge allowed petitioner Kapil Sibal to implead the government of Arunachal Pradesh as a party respondent. The judge posted the case for next hearing on February 1, 2016.
The Gauhati HC came on a writ petition filed by the Speaker challenging the December 9 notification issued by the Governor advancing the Assembly session to December 16 from the scheduled day of January 24, 2016.
11 BJP MLAs and 2 Independent MLAs joined hands with 20 Congress rebels to meet at a conference hall of a hotel as the Assembly premises have been sealed since Wednesday. On Thursday, a "no confidence" motion moved by BJP MLAs and Independent MLAs was "adopted" with Deputy Speaker T Norbu Thongdok, who is also a rebel Congressman, in the Chair.
A total 33 members of the 60-member house, including 20 dissident Congress MLAs, later "elected" another dissident Congressman Kalikho Pul as the new "chief minister" of the state. The Chief Minister Nabam Tuki and his 26 supporting MLAs boycotted the proceedings terming them as "illegal and unconstitutional".
Coming down heavily on Governor J P Rajkhowa, the High Court kept in abeyance all decisions taken by the state "Assembly" on Wednesday Dec 16,2015 in which it "removed" Speaker Nabam Rebia.
In the High Court, Justice Hrishikesh Roy observed Prima facie that the exercise undertaken by the Governor advancing the Assembly session to December 16, 2015 is in "violation of Article 174 and 175 of the Constitution. The two Articles relate to Sessions of the state legislature and the right of the Governor to address and send messages to the House
The judge allowed petitioner Kapil Sibal to implead the government of Arunachal Pradesh as a party respondent. The judge posted the case for next hearing on February 1, 2016.
The Gauhati HC came on a writ petition filed by the Speaker challenging the December 9 notification issued by the Governor advancing the Assembly session to December 16 from the scheduled day of January 24, 2016.
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