AAP govt wins trust vote in Punjab Assembly, Congress MLAs stage walk out
India Today
The Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab has won the confidence vote in the state assembly. Congress MLAs walked out of the assembly in protest.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has won the confidence vote in the Punjab Assembly. On September 27, Bhagwant Mann moved a confidence motion in the state assembly, two days after Governor Banwarilal Purohit gave his nod to convene it.
On Monday, the motion was passed as Congress MLAs staged a walk out in protest.
However, the Governor's assent had come following days of squabble between Raj Bhavan and the AAP government over holding a session.
The motion was moved after the Congress MLAs were marshalled out for disrupting the proceedings while the BJP legislators had walked out of the House.
CM Bhagwant Mann had called a special session of the state assembly to seek a trust vote, weeks after the AAP accused the BJP of trying to topple its government. The AAP government in the state had earlier claimed that some of its MLAs were approached by the BJP with an offer of Rs 25 crore to each of them.
Earlier, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema alleged that some BJP leaders had approached seven to 10 MLAs with money and ministerial positions under 'Operation Lotus'.
