Meghalaya Congress Turncoats Await Decision On Disqualification Plea
NDTV
Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh issued notices to the 12 MLAs after the Congress petition seeking their disqualification from the assembly under rules of the tenth schedule of the Constitution.
Former Meghalaya Chief Minister and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) leader Mukul Sangma, who recently switched over to Mamata Banerjee's party along with 12 Congress MLA, said that the decision to switch party was taken to "protect the interests of the people". Mr Sangma also added that the members "leave it to" the Assembly speaker to decide on a petition seeking their disqualification.
Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh issued notices to the 12 MLAs after the Congress petition seeking their disqualification from the assembly under rules of the tenth schedule of the Constitution.
"We will leave it to the office of the Speaker and will not presume or assume anything,"Mr Sangma said.
Mr Sangma had switched to Trinamool Congress after a difference with Vincent Pala, the president of Meghalaya Congress.
