Shiv Sena To Move SC Against Maha Governor’s Call For Floor Test
Mumbai: After Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari called for a floor test in the state Assembly, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said the party would move the Supreme Court against it.
“This is an unlawful activity. The issue of disqualification of 16 MLAs is pending in the Supreme Court. Now if BJP and Governor House are trying to bring down the government, we will approach the Supreme Court and seek justice,” said Raut.
“The speed in which the Raj Bhavan has acted on the demand [by BJP] is faster than the Rafael jets purchased by [Prime Minister Narendra] Modi,” he remarked.
Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said asking the chief minister to face a floor test on June 30 would amount to contempt of court proceedings as the Supreme Court adjourned the matter till July 11. Also Read: SC Issues Notice To Maha Dy Speaker On Rebel MLAs’ Pleas, Next Hearing On July 11
Chaturvedi, who has sided with the Uddhav Thackeray camp, asked, “How can a floor test be asked for when the disqualification of 16 MLA has been deferred by the Supreme Court till 11th July?”
“How can these MLAs participate in the floor test till their disqualification status is not decided and the other matters for which notice sent is subjudice?”
“This would be contempt of court proceedings if floor test conducted despite the matter not getting a final hearing in the SC,” tweeted Chaturvedi.
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On Monday, the Supreme Court deferred the hearing on petitions moved by rebel MLAs against the disqualification proceedings before the Deputy Speaker of the state Assembly till July 11. The vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala also sought responses from the state government and others on their pleas questioning the legality of disqualification notices.
In his letter to the secretary of the state legislature, Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari directed to convene a special session of the assembly tomorrow for a trust vote against the chief minister and conclude the proceedings of the floor test by 5 pm.
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