Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said that the state Assembly will hold a session soon and expressed confidence that his g...
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said that the state Assembly will hold a session soon and expressed confidence that his government will prove its majority amid the political crisis in the state, PTI reported. Gehlot’s remark came a day before the Rajasthan’s High Court’s verdict on the petition of 19 rebel MLAs, including Sachin Pilot, challenging the disqualification notices served to them.
“The majority is with us, all Congress MLAs are united,” Gehlot was quoted as saying by the news agency. Gehlot added that even without the rebel legislators, his government will prove its majority. “Those who have gone to court, those who have strayed, their only point is whether the disqualification notices served to them were justified,” he said, according to NDTV. “It has nothing to do with the anti-defection law.”
“They [the rebel MLAs] are calling us and saying that they are unable to come out,” he added. “I hope that some of them, when they come out, will vote with us.”
On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi’s petition against the High Court’s order to defer action on the disqualification notices sent to the 19 rebel legislators. The top court allowed the Rajasthan High Court to announce its verdict...
