Uncertainly still prevails over the floor test in Madhya Pradesh Assembly, as Speaker of the State Assembly NP Prajapati has not given clear instructions for it.
Even the agenda for Monday’s proceedings issued by the State Assembly Secretariat does not include Floor Test. It only says that at 11 am, there would be Governor’s address to the budget session and secondly, the House would express gratitude towards the Governor.
Late on Saturday night, Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon had written to Chief Minister Kamal Nath to go through floor test on Monday, after his (Governor’s) address at the commencement of Budget Session. Copy of the letter was also sent to the Speaker.
In the letter issued at midnight, the Governor directed that the government prove the majority after the address. Voting on the trust vote will be done by pressing the button, in no other way. Videography will be done for the entire process of trust vote, he added.
It was mentioned that such an order was issued under Articles 174 and 175, the Governor has ordered the Kamal Nath government to conduct floor tests using Articles 174 and 175 (2) of the Constitution and other constitutional powers.
However, while talking to media persons on Sunday, Prajapati continued on the same line that the MLAs who had submitted written resignation to him, should personally appear before him. He asked as what is the problem with the legislators to meet him personally.
Meanwhile, the Congress legislators who were shifted to Jaipur, have returned to Bhopal on Sunday afternoon. They are staying at hotel Marriot and they were examined for Corona virus.
On the other hand, BJP members are likely to depart from New Delhi at around 10.30 pm. Till filing of the report, they had reached Delhi from Manesar resort.
However, the situation of Scindia supporter MLA is not clear. Sources claimed that they would depart from Bengaluru at around 4 am.
Assembly sources claimed that all the legislators would have to go through medical examination before entering to the House. Directives have also been issued that no visitors would be allowed inside the assembly premises on Monday. Only, Secretariat employees, MLAs and journalists would be allowed and that too, they would be asked to wear masks.