SC gives no interim relief for 9 rebel Congress MLAs
The decision is likely to be an advantage for former Chief Minister Harish Rawat, according to political experts,
The court rejected the nine lawmakers' plea over their disqualification.
They will not be able to participate in the trust vote which Harish Rawat will seek in the Uttarakhand assembly on Tuesday.
The Uttarakhand High Court earlier said the nine nine rebel Congressmen remain disqualified and turned down their plea to participate in Tuesday's confidence vote, reports said.
The rebel MLAs moved the apex court as they challenged the High Court's order.
Meanwhile, everything is not well for Rawat who confronted new accusations barely a day before the vote of confidence.
A sting video allegedly shows Rawat's close aide discussing bribes offered to Congress lawmakers.
This is the second time that charges have been made against Rawat and his associates for trying to buy support for the Congress to stay in power.
The CBI is investigating an earlier video that claimed to show the former chief minister trying to bribe Congress dissidents to return to the party fold.
The CBI has summoned Rawat for questioning on Monday. But he has requested that he be exempted so that he can remain in Dehradun till after Tuesday's trust vote in the state assembly.
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