Maharashtra Governor manhandled after trust vote : Five Cong MLAs suspended. MUMBAI, Nov 12 : Five Congress lawmakers from Maharashtra have been suspended for reportedly manhandling and injuring Governor C Vidyasagar Rao outside the Assembly today evening, while they were protesting the controversial voice vote held earlier today which was won by the Devendra Fadnavis-led Government. Fadnavis minority BJP Government had won the confidence motion through a voice vote, amid much drama and controversy. The Congress and the Shiv Sena - which will now be the main Opposition party in Maharashtra with Eknath Shinde as leader of Opposition - were protesting against the Speaker, Haribhau Bagdes decision not to hold a division vote, in which legislators press buttons on a voting machine to record their votes, which are then counted. In rare consonance, the two parties have demanded a fresh trust vote. As the Governor made his way into the Assembly this evening to make an address, Congress and Shiv Sena MLAs blocked his way, making it difficult for him to walk up the stairs. Mr Rao was reportedly manhandled and injured during the ruckus. This morning, the floor test was brought swiftly forward ahead of schedule and the motion was moved and passed by voice vote. The Shiv Senas legislators shouted the loudest nays and trooped into the well or centre, demanding division. The motion has been passed, Speaker Haribhau Bagade announced in the din and moved on to the next agenda. He later said outside the House, I have followed procedure. The decision to avoid a division vote is being seen as an attempt to not bring on record the possibility of Sharad Pawars NCP having voted for the BJP or abstaining. NCP legislator Jitendra Awhad later said, We had no time to react...to either abstain, or vote in favour...the BJP did not manage the voting process properly. But he said had the party participated, it wouldve abstained from the vote, which would have helped Mr Fadnavis win. The NCP has offered external support to Mr Fadnavis, to ensure a stable Government, it says. The NCPs former ally, the Congress called it a black day for democracy. The partys Prithiviraj Chavan, called Fadnavis Government an illegitimate Government. BJP Government has betrayed the people. You have to prove majority, said the Senas Ramdas Kadam.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:16:49 +0000
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