Guwahati: Reacting to the Supreme Court verdict ordering restoration of the previous Nabam Tuki-led Congress government, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul today said that there was no threat to his government as the required numbers are with him and it will be decided on the floor of the Assembly.
"(Our) government will remain. That will be decided on the floor of the Assembly. Government runs only with the numbers. There is no threat to our government," Pul, who had led the Congress rebels then, said.
Pul also said that the state government will file a review petition against the SC judgement after going through it in detail.
In a blow to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Wednesday restored ousted Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh, elating the opposition, which hailed the verdict as a victory of democracy.
In an unanimous verdict, a Constitution bench of Justices JS Khehar, Dipak Misra, Madan B Lokur, Pinaki Chandra Ghosh and NV Ramana directed the restoration of the status quo ante as it existed on December 15, 2015, effectively bringing Tuki back as Chief Minister.
The apex court quashed Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa's decision to advance the state assembly session from January 2016 to December 2015, which set off developments leading to Tuki's ouster.
It was the second such ruling by the Supreme Court since May when it similarly restored the ousted government of Chief Minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat in Uttarakhand.
