MP Assembly Speaker turned down Supreme court’s proposal
Bhopal / New Delhi. MP Assembly Speaker NP Prajapati has turned down the Supreme Court resolution, the Supreme Court appointed the speaker as an observer to talk to rebel MLAs through video links or to remove the fear of taking them hostage Thursday 19 March 2020 Suggested to The chairman refused to accept the motion of the apex court.
A bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Hemant Gupta said that he can make arrangements to ensure that the rebel MLAs have gone on their own. The bench said, “We can also appoint a supervisor in Bengaluru or elsewhere, so that rebel MLAs can contact the Speaker through video conference and then take that decision.” The court also asked the Speaker whether any inquiry was done in connection with the resignation of rebel MLAs and what decision they have taken in respect of their rebel MLAs.
On behalf of the chairman, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that the day the court starts giving instructions to the president under the deadline, it will become a constitutional problem. Counsel appearing for Governor Lalji Tandon told the court that Chief Minister Kamal Nath is sitting comfortably and the Speaker is fighting a legal battle in the court. The bench asked all the parties whether the Speaker’s decision in the matter of resignation and disqualification of MLAs is a power test. He said that according to the constitutional principle the power of resignation and disqualification cases pending before the Speaker No Rake on individual tests.
The bench said that the court would have to see whether the governor acted beyond the power he had got, the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker told the court that the governor had only three powers, when to call the house, when to adjourn and when the house To dissolve.
It is noteworthy that former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and 9 BJP MLAs filed a petition in the Supreme Court after the Speaker of the House adjourned the House till March 26, immediately after the Governor’s address on 16 March 2020.
In this petition, the BJP accused the Speaker, the Chief Minister and the Principal Secretary of the Legislative Assembly of violating the principles of the Constitution and willfully disregarding the instructions of the Governor, Governor Lalji Tandon sent a message to the Chief Minister on Saturday night that the Assembly Confidence votes should be obtained in the House immediately after the Governor’s address in the budget session, as his government is now in a minority.
