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SHILLONG, March 13 – Meghalaya Speaker Bindo M Lanong has served showcause notices to Ismail R Marak and Limison D Sangma and given them time till Saturday afternoon to reply “why action cannot be taken” against them under the anti-defection law.
The two independent legislators, Marak and Sangma defected from the Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) and joined the Opposition Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) on Monday last.
“I have served show-cause notices after petitions were filed by MPA and United Democratic Party (UDP) against the two legislators,” Lanong said today.
Marak was an associated member of the United Democratic Party (UDP), an important ally in the MPA coalition government. Sangma had extended support to the MPA coalition. Both were sworn-in as Parliamentary Secretaries in the ruling MPA coalition government.
Lashing at “some senior Congress” leaders, Lanong said he was “shocked and surprised” that they were alleging him of having a “pre-conceived mind” on possible disqualification of the two legislators.
“I will examine the reply of the two legislators in all fairness and then take a decision. Nobody can influence my decision,” Lanong asserted after the Congress submitted a no-confidence motion against him alleging bias.
The Speaker informed he was filing a privilege motion against Congress member HS Shylla for making comments that “maligned the office of the Speaker.”
Meanwhile, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) member and Deputy Speaker Sanbor Shullai said he was undergoing treatment amidst speculation that he was contemplating resigning as an MLA and seek re-election.
If Shullai resigns then the ruling MPA coalition’s strength would further be reduced to 29 after four MPA members resigned which included two Cabinet Ministers in the last few days. The Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance claims support of 30 legislators in the 60-member Assembly.
The Congress, meanwhile, said that an Independent legislator can not be disqualified unless he joins any political party.
However, legal experts cite an instance in 2002 in Goa, when Assembly Speaker Vishwas Satarkar disqualified Deputy Chief Minister Philip Neri Rodrigues, an independent legislator, from the House based on a petition that Rodrigues had allegedly joined the BJP.
Source: Assam Tribune
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SHILLONG, March 13 – Meghalaya Speaker Bindo M Lanong has served showcause notices to Ismail R Marak and Limison D Sangma and given them time till Saturday afternoon to reply “why action cannot be taken” against them under the anti-defection law.
The two independent legislators, Marak and Sangma defected from the Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) and joined the Opposition Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) on Monday last.
“I have served show-cause notices after petitions were filed by MPA and United Democratic Party (UDP) against the two legislators,” Lanong said today.
Marak was an associated member of the United Democratic Party (UDP), an important ally in the MPA coalition government. Sangma had extended support to the MPA coalition. Both were sworn-in as Parliamentary Secretaries in the ruling MPA coalition government.
Lashing at “some senior Congress” leaders, Lanong said he was “shocked and surprised” that they were alleging him of having a “pre-conceived mind” on possible disqualification of the two legislators.
“I will examine the reply of the two legislators in all fairness and then take a decision. Nobody can influence my decision,” Lanong asserted after the Congress submitted a no-confidence motion against him alleging bias.
The Speaker informed he was filing a privilege motion against Congress member HS Shylla for making comments that “maligned the office of the Speaker.”
Meanwhile, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) member and Deputy Speaker Sanbor Shullai said he was undergoing treatment amidst speculation that he was contemplating resigning as an MLA and seek re-election.
If Shullai resigns then the ruling MPA coalition’s strength would further be reduced to 29 after four MPA members resigned which included two Cabinet Ministers in the last few days. The Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance claims support of 30 legislators in the 60-member Assembly.
The Congress, meanwhile, said that an Independent legislator can not be disqualified unless he joins any political party.
However, legal experts cite an instance in 2002 in Goa, when Assembly Speaker Vishwas Satarkar disqualified Deputy Chief Minister Philip Neri Rodrigues, an independent legislator, from the House based on a petition that Rodrigues had allegedly joined the BJP.
Source: Assam Tribune
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