Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) The opposition parties on Wednesday moved a no-confidence motion against the Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde accusing him of holding the proceedings of the Upper House in a biased and one-sided manner.
The no-confidence motion has been signed by 15 members belonging to opposition parties including the Leader of the Opposition Ambadas Danve, Shiv Sena UBT legislator Anil Parab, Congress legislators Bhai Jagtap and Abhijit Vanjari and NCP-SP legislator Eknath Khadse. The no-confidence motion was moved in accordance with Article 183 (c) of the Constitution of India and Maharashtra Legislative Council Rule 11.
“Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde is running the proceedings of the House in a biased and one-sided manner. The proceedings of the House are not being conducted according to the rules. He has lost the trust of the House as the rights of the opposition party and the opposition leader are being ignored, therefore the opposition party moved a no-confidence motion against him for his removal as the council chairman,” reads the no-confidence motion.
Danve said that the opposition has decided to participate in the House proceedings by wearing black badges from Thursday and boycott the business when deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe will be on the chair.
“Maha Vikas Aghadi had moved a no-confidence motion against Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe on March 5. However, the Chairman Ram Shinde rejected it on Tuesday. The BJP group leader Praveen Darekar moved a motion expressing confidence in the deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe despite it was not the part of today’s order of the day. The Chairman also did not allow the Leader of the Opposition to present his stand. Due to this, the Maha Vikas Aghadi legislators walked out of the House today. They will also participate in the proceedings tomorrow by wearing black ribbons in protest,” said Danve.
He added that they will not participate in the proceedings if the Deputy Chairperson presides over the proceedings.
Danve alleged that due to the brute majority, the ruling party had become arrogant as they rush through the motion without allowing the opposition to present their position. This was strongly opposed by the opposition parties. “Not allowing the opposition to speak is a hindrance to democracy. It undermines the culture and tradition of democracy,” he said.
Earlier, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis strongly defended the chair’s move to reject the no-confidence motion against the deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe. The Chairman Ram Shinde in his ruling had said that the no-confidence motion was not submitted in adherence to the stipulated rules and as per the time required for its submission and later its consideration.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena UBT legislator and former minister Aaditya Thackeray alleged that arbitrary governance is going on in both the Houses. “If we ask questions, there are no ministers, so what is the benefit of speaking and raising issues? Even if we try to bring a no-confidence motion in the Upper House, the work of rushing it is being done by the ruling party,” he claimed.
–IANS
sj/uk
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by BhaskarLive.in and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of BhaskarLive.in We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, BhaskarLive.in takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
