Manipur Congress issues whip to its MLAs to attend August 10 assembly session
Two Congress MLAs, K Meghachandra Singh and Th Lokeshwar Singh, have given a notice for moving a no confidence motion against N Biren Singh government for not handing over drug kingpin Lhukhosei Zou's case to CBI.
Three Congress MLAs namely- Kshetrimayum Biren Singh, Yengkhom Surchandra Singh and Sanasam Bira Singh- were disqualified from the assembly membership by the Speaker recently.
GUWAHATI : The Congress in Manipur has issued a three-line whip to its legislators for the forthcoming session, when it plans to move a no-confidence motion against the BJP-led coalition government. Congress Legislature Party Chief Whip Konthoujam Govindas directed all MLAs of the party to be present in the House for the Manipur assembly session that begins next Monday “till the end of the said session and remain in the House during discussion and voting.”
The whip instructed Congress MLAs to “to vote in line with the decision CLP leader O Ibobi Singh takes. Congress MLAs will unitedly vote in the House, spokesperson Ningombam Bupenda Meitei said. “However, as the party strongly believes in the Constitution of India, any act by any CLP member to dishonour the 3-line-whip will tantamount to attracting disqualification under the 10th Schedule to the Constitution,” he added.
The party had given notice for the no-trust motion to the Speaker last week. Nine MLAS supporting the ruling coalition had deserted the Biren Singh government recently. Three Manipur BJP MLAs joined Congress and four National People's Party MLAs, an independent MLA and Trinamool Congress MLA withdrew support to the BJP led government and expressed desire to support Congress. However, four NPP MLAs re-joined the government following the intervention of BJP’s central leadership. MPCC has issued a showcase to Wangkhei MLA Okram Henry and Sagolband MLA RK Imo Singh. Okram is nephew of Ibobi Singh, the legislature party leader. They were served notice for cross voting in the RS polls.
