SP walkout in Council

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SP walkout in Council

Saturday, 20 February 2021 | PNS | Lucknow

The Samajwadi Party MLCs staged a protest and later walked out of the Legislative Council after their notice for a no-confidence motion against Pro Tem Chairman Kunwar Manvendra Singh was turned down on Friday.

The notice, served under Rule 143, was signed by SP MLCs Naresh Uttam and Rajpal Kashyap.

Giving his decision over SP notice in the Council on Friday, Deputy Chairman Suresh Kumar Tripathi said that since Rule 143 of UP Legislative Council Procedure and Working, 1956 covered removal of chairman or deputy chairman of the council and not a pro tem chairman appointed by the governor for performing necessary functions of the House, the notice was not admissible.

Similarly, he turned down the appeal of SP leaders Rajesh Yadav and Shashank Yadav, saying that it was the prerogative of the governor to announce the date for election of full time chairman of the council so the governor would announce the dates for the said purpose.

Unsatisfied with the deputy chairman's ruling, Leader of Opposition Ahmed Hassan said they were not against the ruling of the chair of the House but they were not satisfied as they were not getting their right despite having a majority in the Upper House.

Later, the SP leaders raised slogans against the government and staged a walkout from the House.   

Earlier, talking to reporters, Rajpal Kashyap said that the government had appointed a pro tem chairman in violation of rules to circumvent election for the post.

He said the Samajwadi Party had 51 members in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party had 32 members and SP would have got its candidate easily elected in event of an election.

The Congress, which has two members, has said that it would support the SP in this election.

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