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Cong sword over 16 MLAs who voted against AP Govt
Deciding to crack the whip against the rebels, the Congress on Saturday decided to seek disqualification of 16 party MLAs in Andhra Pradesh, who sided with Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and voted against the party Government in the Assembly, defying the whip.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who was summoned here by the High Command, made the announcement after his meeting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and general secretary in- charge of the state Ghulam Nabi Azad.
"The disqualification of all MLAs who defied the party whip and voted against the government (during the no-confidence motion brought by opposition parties on Monday) will be sought," he told a press conference here.
The16 Congress MLAs owing allegiance to YSR Congress chief Jagan voted in favour of the no-confidence motion defying the party whip issued to vote against the motion. Two other MLAs abstained from voting.
"As per the 10th schedule of Constitution, their disqualification will be sought by the Congress Legislature Party. Our party MPs, leaders, cadres and PCC have expressed the same desire. We are going ahead with it (disqualification)," he said.
Kiran Reddy said the CLP would write to the Speaker seeking disqualification of 16 MLAs, while it would ask the two MLAs, who abstained from voting, to explain why they were absent.
Deciding to crack the whip against the rebels, the Congress on Saturday decided to seek disqualification of 16 party MLAs in Andhra Pradesh, who sided with Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and voted against the party Government in the Assembly, defying the whip.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who was summoned here by the High Command, made the announcement after his meeting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and general secretary in- charge of the state Ghulam Nabi Azad.
"The disqualification of all MLAs who defied the party whip and voted against the government (during the no-confidence motion brought by opposition parties on Monday) will be sought," he told a press conference here.
The16 Congress MLAs owing allegiance to YSR Congress chief Jagan voted in favour of the no-confidence motion defying the party whip issued to vote against the motion. Two other MLAs abstained from voting.
"As per the 10th schedule of Constitution, their disqualification will be sought by the Congress Legislature Party. Our party MPs, leaders, cadres and PCC have expressed the same desire. We are going ahead with it (disqualification)," he said.
Kiran Reddy said the CLP would write to the Speaker seeking disqualification of 16 MLAs, while it would ask the two MLAs, who abstained from voting, to explain why they were absent.
