Uttarakhand: Cong to move court against President's rule
The President's rule was imposed in Uttarakhand on Sunday on the ground of constitutional breakdown, a day before Rawat was to have faced a floor test in the state assembly to prove his majority following revolt of nine Congress lawmakers.
Governor KK Paul's reports on the political situation and on a sting operation against Rawat, is said to have prompted the decision.
Rawat has called it a "murder of democracy," while his party, the Congress has said it will challenge the decision in court.
"Modiji don't let your love of power overrule ppl's mandate. @INCIndia is ready-fight elections, seek ppl's mandate, don't usurp their right," tweeted Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday night.
Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal disqualified the nine lawmakers who had defected from the Congress under the anti-defection law. That would have allowed the Rawat government to sail through the trust vote.
But the rebel lawmakers, who were enjoying direct support from BJP MLAs, released a sting video on Saturday, alleging that Rawat was attempting horse-trading to save his government. In the video, Rawat is purportedly seen talking to the owner of a news channel about lawmakers being brought to his side through bribery.
Rawat has rejected the video as fake.
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