Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Thursday disqualified six Congress MLAs who defied the party whip to vote in favour of the government on the Finance Bill in the House.. Addressing reporters in Shimla, Pathania, who had reserved his verdict on the disqualification of the MLAs on Wednesday, said the legislators attracted the anti-defection law by defying the Congress whip as they were elected on the party's tickets.
VIDEO | Here’s what Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania said during a press conference in Shimla earlier today.
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“They have attracted the provisions of the anti-defection law. I hold that the respondents have incurred disqualification under para 2, clause 1,… pic.twitter.com/6K0eSTZLHj
Meanwhile, Ravi Thakur, one of the Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha election on Wednesday, arrive at the State Assembly in Shimla. "BJP," he says when asked if he is with Congress or the BJP..
#WATCH | Himachal Pradesh | Ravi Thakur, one of the Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha election yesterday, arrive at the State Assembly in Shimla.
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"BJP," he says when asked if he is with Congress or the BJP. pic.twitter.com/GEWhHgewcp
The disqualified MLAs are Rajinder Rana, Sudhir Sharma, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Devinder Kumar Bhutoo, Ravi Thakur and Chetanya Sharma
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