Arunchal Pradesh: Sonia Gandhi-led delegation meets President

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP and the RSS in criminal collusion with crony industrial houses is attempting to murder democracy and the constitution of India by subverting the mandate of people of Arunachal Pradesh who elected a Congress government in May 2014 with a four-fifth majority”, the party said in a statement.

“We have sought the President’s protection to ensure sanctity of Constitution”, Gandhi said.

Tuki in his letter said that the governor “not stopping by issuing this illegal order, also issues the agenda of the business to be transacted by selectively taking up pending business of removal of the speaker to be chaired by the deputy speaker, whereas the notice for removal of the deputy speaker was submitted earlier to the assembly secretariat”.

The political turmoil continues in Arunachal Pradesh with the Deputy Speaker on Thursday holding the Assembly Session in a hotel close to the Assembly. Yesterday the Chief Minister went to meet the Governor for discussions, but there they accused and abused the Governor. “At present, the assembly has just 44 members, of them 11 are from the BJP and two Independents”, Tuki said, while buttressing his claims.

“Such a conduct of a highest Constitutional authority is unprecedented”.

“Since the current situation of the state is similar to that of Uttar Pradesh, the motion was brought in accordance to the apex court judgement on a special leave petition No 4498/1998”, Thongdok said.

The statement said that the BJP has “crudely pressurised” the state governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa and the governor has “unconstitutionally made himself a willing tool for partisan and ulterior motives”. “Congress has two-third MLAs, 47 MLAs in the legislative assembly…” “Will the collective wisdom of the House kindly explain to the Chair why a fellow member should not be given chance to ask questions?”

When it reconvened, Trinamool Congress’ Derek O’Brien raised the issue of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raids, alleging that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s office was targeted.

“Today, it is Arunachal Pradesh.tomorrow it can be Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, and many other states”.

The judge allowed petitioner Kapil Sibal to implead the government of Arunachal Pradesh as a party respondent.

“It is clear that the BJP top leadership with the connivance of some dissident Congress MLAs planned to destabilize the democratically-elected Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh”.

He said the Governor has “acted within the Constitution and he has been informing the President (of the happenings)”.

The representation was signed by party president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi, senior leaders AK Antony, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ahmed Patel, Anand Sharma, Ambika Soni, Kamal Nath, M. Veerappa Moily, Satyavrat Chaturvedi, Jyotiraditya Scindia and K C Venugopal.