Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu accused the BJP of resorting to hooliganism.
Hours after the BJP claimed that the ruling occasion has misplaced its majority in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has alleged that 5 or 6 Congress MLAs had been taken to Haryana accompanied by a convoy of the state’s police and the Central Reserve Police Drive. Mr Sukhu made the declare minutes simply earlier than the BJP candidate was declared the winner in Tuesday’s Rajya Sabha election for one seat in Himachal.
With the Rajya Sabha election indicating that the MLAs’ votes are cut up evenly within the 68-member Meeting, the Congress will face an enormous check whereas attempting to get the Price range handed on Wednesday.
Sources have additionally hinted that the occasion will transfer a no-confidence movement in opposition to the Sukhu authorities on Thursday after there have been indications that six Congress MLAs and three independents backing the occasion had voted for the BJP candidate within the Rajya Sabha election. The Congress, which has 40 MLAs within the 68-member Himachal Meeting, was anticipated to safe a snug win for its candidate, Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
Shifting the Congress MLAs to Haryana, a BJP-ruled state, is believed to be a part of the occasion’s preparation for Wednesday and the no-confidence vote. The BJP has 25 MLAs.
”Counting for the Rajya Sabha polls is going down and the way in which the BJP leaders are threatening the counting officers will not be good for democracy. They’ve stopped counting for a very long time. I’ll request BJP leaders to stay affected person and never put stress on individuals,” Mr Sukhu stated in Hindi when the counting was on.
”The best way 5-6 MLAs have been taken by a convoy of the Haryana Police and the CRPF… The MLAs’ households are attempting to get in contact with them and the legislators ought to contact them. There isn’t any want to fret. There’s a authorities and an opposition in a democracy however the form of hooliganism (’gundagardi’) being executed by the opposition won’t ever be accepted by the individuals of Himachal,” he asserted.
The MLAs had been taken to Panchkula and are being stored in a Public Works Division resthouse in Sector 1. The resthouse has been closed to the general public.