BJP seeks floor test on Monday, submits letter to MP governor
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seeking a floor test in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. As per reports, a BJP delegation led by former Chief Minister of the state, Shivraj Chauhan, has submitted a letter to Governor Lalji Tandon seeking a floor test on Monday, March 16.
The development in the state comes after Gwalior royalty Jyotiraditya Scindia quit Congress along to join BJP leaving Kamal Nath's government in dire straits.
BJP has reportedly requested the governor for videography of the floor test in the Madhya Pradesh assembly.
The BJP delegation included Leader of Opposition Gopal Bhargava and former Ministers Narottam Mishra and Bhupendra Singh.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker N.P. Prajapati has indicated that action might be taken against two or three rebel MLAs out of the 22 who had resigned.
Prajapati on Saturday gave notice to seven rebel Congress MLAs to appear before him to discuss their resignations but they didn't turn up. The six rebel Congress MLAs who were asked to appear before him on Friday also didn't turn up.
Prajapati had asked the six MLAs to appear before him again on Saturday but none of the 13 MLAs turned up as the Speaker kept waiting for them for nearly three hours.
Speaking to mediapersons, Prajapati said: "I kept waiting for the seven MLAs, who were given time today, and for the six MLAs who didn't come on Friday, at the Assembly Secretariat. Now, I will work as per the legal process."
"Two or three serious issues of legislators have come before me. Based on the papers that have been received, I am considering whether to keep them or remove them," he added.
