Himachal speaker accepts resignations of 3 Ind MLAs [Times Nation] BJP: Acceptance Delayed To Stop Legislators From Contesting Polls

• Published in: The Times of India (Online)
• Main Authors: A source said if BJP won all six bypolls pr eviously held by Congress the opposition partys strength would rise to 31 With the three independents support had their resignations not been accepted BJP would have outnumbered Congr ess the source saidThe three legislators KL Thakur Nalagar h Ashish Sharma Hamirpur, Hoshyar Singh Dehra had resigned on March 22, joined BJP the following day However speaker Pathania initially did not accept their resignations citing a representation from Congress legislative party that the MLAs had resigned under duressFormer CM Jai Ram Thakur of the BJP questioned the timing of the resignation acceptance suggesting it was delayed to prevent the three independents from contesting the June 1 Lok Sa bha polls, assembly bypolls The assembly secretariat issued a notification Monday declaring Dehra Nalagar h, Hamirpur assembly constituencies vacant necessitating bypolls A nother petition seeks disqualification of these MLAs under the antidefection law as they joined BJP before acceptance of the resignation Since I have accepted their resignations this petition would automatically become infructuous PathaniasaidEarlier the three MLAs had approached Himachal Pradesh HC to direct the speaker to accept their resignations The case pending due to differing judicial opinions had been referred to a third judge The MLAs also staged a dharna at Vidhan Sabha complex to press their demand Once the results are out on Tuesday the strength of the Himachal Assembly will rise to 65 but since its strength is 34 it will remain in majority irrespective of the outcome of the bypollsMeanwhile the HC has also reserv ed its order on a petition filed by a BJP leader against the appointment of six Congress MLAs as parliamentary secretaries by Sukhu govtWith agency inputs
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Bennett, Coleman & Company Limited 04.06.2024
• Subjects: Petitions; Himachal Pradesh India; India