“I hope that Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar will take cognizance of my second reminder and take an early decision on the disqualification petition pending before him. Hope he will not force me to approach the court to seek justice against his failure to protect democracy,” Congress state president Amit Patkar said on Friday.
Last month, Ramesh Tawadkar had rejected the disqualification petition filed by the Congress against former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and MLA Michael Lobo. The party then wrote to Tawadkar to take a decision on another petition (against eight MLAs) pending with him.
Now again on Friday, Congress has written a second letter to Tawadkar reminding him about the disqualification petition against eight MLAs who joined BJP from Congress on September 14, 2022, which is pending before him.On December 6, 2022, Congress had filed a petition against eight MLAs who joined BJP from Congress.
On July 11, 2022, Congress had filed a disqualification petition against its two then leaders Digambar Kamat and Michael Lobo for anti-party activities. Later he joined BJP. This petition was rejected by Tawadkar.
In July 2022, the Congress had removed Michael Lobo from the post of Leader of the Opposition alleging that he along with former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat had conspired with the BJP to break the Congress MLAs.
Later on September 14, 2022, former chief ministers Digambar Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Kedar Naik, Sankalp Amonkar, Rajesh Phaldesai, Alexo Sequeira and Rudolph Fernandes merged the Congress party with the BJP, reducing the Congress to 3 out of 40 MLAs. Shrinked.Member House.
Two more individual petitions were filed against these 8 MLAs by former AICC secretaries Girish Chodankar and Dominic Noronha. These petitions are also pending with the Speaker.
Last month, Ramesh Tawadkar had rejected the disqualification petition filed by the Congress against former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and MLA Michael Lobo. The party then wrote to Tawadkar to take a decision on another petition (against eight MLAs) pending with him.
Now again on Friday, Congress has written a second letter to Tawadkar reminding him about the disqualification petition against eight MLAs who joined BJP from Congress on September 14, 2022, which is pending before him.On December 6, 2022, Congress had filed a petition against eight MLAs who joined BJP from Congress.
On July 11, 2022, Congress had filed a disqualification petition against its two then leaders Digambar Kamat and Michael Lobo for anti-party activities. Later he joined BJP. This petition was rejected by Tawadkar.
In July 2022, the Congress had removed Michael Lobo from the post of Leader of the Opposition alleging that he along with former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat had conspired with the BJP to break the Congress MLAs.
Later on September 14, 2022, former chief ministers Digambar Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Kedar Naik, Sankalp Amonkar, Rajesh Phaldesai, Alexo Sequeira and Rudolph Fernandes merged the Congress party with the BJP, reducing the Congress to 3 out of 40 MLAs. Shrinked.Member House.
Two more individual petitions were filed against these 8 MLAs by former AICC secretaries Girish Chodankar and Dominic Noronha. These petitions are also pending with the Speaker.
