A day ahead of the two-day session of the Arunachal Pradesh legislative Assembly, the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) termed the move by the Governor to summon the two-day session as ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ and is an attempt to disturb the Status Quo pending judgment of the Constitution Bench the Supreme Court.
APCC president, Rajesh Tacho said this today while issuing a statement on Wednesday. The Chief Whip of the Congress legislature Party has also issued a Whip in this regard to all the party MlAs and violation of the Whip would entail disqualification under Paragraph 2(1)(b) of the 10th Schedule to the Constitution of India.
“The Governor has, vide his order dated 23.02.2016, summoned the Seventh Session of the Sixth legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh at 10 AM on 25th& 27th February 2016 in the legislative Assembly Chamber at Naharlagun. This decision of the governor is illegal and unconstitutional and is an attempt to disturb the Status Quo pending adjudication of the Special leave Petition being SlP(C) Nos.1259-60/2016 tilted Nabam Rabia And Etc. Etc. Vs. Deputy Speaker &Ors., which is pending judgment of the Constitution Bench of five Judges of the Supreme Court of India,” Tacho said in a statement issued today.
“The Governor has summoned the Assembly with a deliberate intent to disturb the status quo pending judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. The Indian National Congress Party has declared the summoning of the Seventh Session of the Sixth legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh as illegal and unconstitutional and we, therefore, direct all the MlA selected on the Indian National Congress Party ticket of the Sixth Arunachal Pradesh legislative Assembly not to attend or participate in the said Session. It is expressly clarified that if any MlA from the Congress Party attend, participate and vote in the said Session summoned by the Governor, it would be construed to be an act of gross party indiscipline which would be visited with appropriate action and consequences,” said the statement.