[Mayawati sides with the BJP, this time, rather openly. (Of course, in the past, she had been in alliance. Nevertheless.)
Issues whip, now, to *all* its six MLAs who had merged with the Congress, last year. And, also, all at the same time, asks the High Court to disqualify them even before they've flouted the "whip"! And the Court is going to oblige!? Alice in Wonderland!? In the meanwhile, the Governor, on his part, asks for 21 days notice to convene the assembly. That too after rejecting the demand by the Chief Minister - as per his constitutional prerogative, twice and, then, a public dharna by the MLAs at the Raj Bhavan. To let the courts play their due roles in between? Ref.: < https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rajasthan-governor-seeks-another-cabinet-proposal-from-ashok-gehlot-govt-for-calling-session-for-floor-test/articleshow/77202493.cms?fbclid=IwAR3KEq5qeHZK4H59EWwWSp5txMwIb-016-WOVTRv4O5Jk-oiXTwMbWPV2GM >.] https://www.news18.com/news/politics/congress-ready-with-2-precedents-as-mayawatis-bsp-set-to-move-hc-to-enforce-whip-on-6-mlas-2736973.html?fbclid=IwAR1l3v_INfY5Nl9EsKdlEOJhiwzcgZ-OB2fkkrLc_qvO7sdH8cjBIfIikno Mayawati's BSP Opens New Front against Gehlot, Asks HC to Disqualify 6 MLAs Who Merged With Congress The BSP has issued a whip to six MLAs to vote against the Gehlot government in any proceedings of the house, opening a new front against the Congress in Rajasthan. NEWS18.COM JAIPUR, LUCKNOW LAST UPDATED: JULY 27, 2020, 3:42 PM IST EDITED BY: AAKARSHUK SARNA The Bahujan Samaj Party has moved the Rajasthan High Court to seek the disqualification of six MLAs who had merged with the Congress last year as Mayawati has opened a new front against the Ashok Gehlot government in the state. The petition, filed by general secretary SC Mishra, refutes the merger and claims the MLAs incur disqualification for voluntarily giving up their membership. It comes a day after the party’s central leadership had on Sunday caused a new twist in the Rajasthan deadlock and issued a whip to the six MLAs to vote against the Gehlot government in any proceedings of the house, including in case of a no confidence motion. Gehlot has been struggling to keep his government afloat after a rebellion by Sachin Pilot and MLAs loyal to him, and Mayawati’s new ploy could be just enough to tip the scales against the Congress in the state. According to sources, Gehlot has been claiming the support of 103 MLAs in the 200-member assembly, but if the six MLAs are forced to vote against him, it could bring his government into a minority. All the six BSP MLAs had last year merged with the Congress, which could lead to a tangle of technicalities as there are no BSP MLAs in the Rajasthan assembly. The Congress, has tried to put up a confident front, as party sources said that the whip does not make any sense and cannot be enforced. They said the party will use all legal options to back their position, and said they already have two precedents of such mergers. The first was in Telangana, where 12 Congress party MLAs defected to the TRS and were recognised as members of the ruling party by the Assembly Speaker. Second was the merger of six Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) MLAs with the BJP in October last year. The Congress also said that the whip should not be applicable for the floor test, as the MLAs can still vote for the party and the BSP can only decide to disqualify them later. The party said the floor test should be over by then and those legal battles can be fought later. Experts News18 spoke to said a whip being issued by the central leadership of party, instead of the legislative leader in the state, itself is a rare move. They said a lot could depend upon how the Speaker has treated the case of these MLAs. If the MLAs have merged with the Congress and are now listed as Congress MLAs in the record, then it is difficult for a whip or direction to prevail on them. But if such a group has been recognised as a separate block within the treasury bench, then the whip may imply on them. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenyouth/CACEsOZi715QEU%2BLCT7D7%3D_cVWungU%3Di3NKfSGNK7oWy%2B%3DgDRHA%40mail.gmail.com.
