Political turmoil in Himachal: Six rebel Congress MLAs Disqualified, Speaker takes Major Action

Kumud Sharma, Shimla, 29 February: Despite the Congress government having majority in Himachal Pradesh, the Rajya Sabha seat going to BJP has created a political turmoil. Major action has been taken against rebel Congress MLAs. All six rebel MLAs have been disqualified.

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Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania has given the verdict on the future of six rebel Congress MLAs. Congress MLA and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Harsh Vardhan Chauhan had filed a petition seeking disqualification of the six MLAs under the anti-defection law.

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Actually, the Speaker had heard both the sides yesterday. Today the speaker has given the verdict. Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania said that he had received a petition against six MLAs under the anti-defection law.

Six MLAs who contested the elections from Congress received a petition against them under the anti-defection law. I have given this information in great detail in my 30 page order. I have disqualified those six MLAs, they are no longer members of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

The rebel MLAs are accused of voting in favor of the BJP’s Rajya Sabha candidate despite the whip being issued. Apart from this, despite the whip being issued, he remained absent from the House during the passing of the budget. The rebel Congress MLAs include the names of Rajendra Rana, Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Devendra Kumar Bhutto, Indradutt Lakhanpal and Chaitanya Sharma.

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