Uttarakhand Political Crisis - President’s Rule Imposed in Uttarakhand,a day before confidence vote Sunday March 27,2016

President’s Rule was imposed on Uttarakhand on Sunday March 27,2016, a day before the Harish Rawat government was to face a test of strength in the Assembly, which has been placed under suspended animation.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told journalists that the Cabinet took the decision on Saturday evening. “Given the political crisis in Uttarakhand, it was decided to impose President’s Rule on the State…,” he said.

However, the Congress questioned the move, with its spokesperson Manish Tewari citing the Bommai case judgment of 1994, which states that the legitimacy of a government has to be established in the Assembly.

“They [the BJP] imposed President’s Rule because they could see Harish Rawat retaining his majority,” said senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal. He told the media, “We will move the High Court.”