Nagaland Governor PB Acharya has convened an urgent Session of the Nagaland legislative Assembly at 9.30 am on Wednesday to prove the majority of the Chief Minister Shurhozelie liezietsu on the floor of the House.
Although the Governor had earlier asked the Chief Minister to prove his majority in the floor of the House, an order passed by the Kohima bench of the Gauhati High on July 14 stayed the directive of the Governor till Monday.
The court after hearing of the case on Tuesday vacated the court’s interim order passed on July 14 and dismissed the petition filed by the counsel of Dr. Shurhozelie. The court further ‘left it to the wisdom of the Governor to take a decision on the matter after proper application of mind’.
“Consequent to the dismissal of writ petition filed by Dr. Shurhozelie liezietsu on July 14 at Kohima bench of Gauhati High Courtvide judgment and order dated July 18, 2017 as well as vacation of the earlier interim order passed by the same court on July 14, 2017, now an emergent Special session of the Nagaland legislative Assembly be summoned tom meet on July 19, 2017 at 9.30 am,” said the Governor in his letter addressed to Speaker of the Assembly, Dr. Imtiwapang Aier on Tuesday.
The Governor said that the Session of the Assembly be summoned to test the majority support of the present cabinet led by Chief Minister Dr. Shurhozelie liezietsu. “The report of the proceedings or resolutions of the House may be communicated to me forthwith and the House shall be adjourned side die after conclusion of business relating to the above agenda,” Acharya said in his letter to the Speaker.
The Governor further said that necessary notice may be sent to the Chief Minister and all the members of the House by electronic and email means and other emergent process admissible under the procedures immediately. “They shall also be intimated by telephone,” he added.
The Governor had to intervene earlier this month after a group of legislators of the state led by former Chief Minister TR Zeliang wrote to the him claiming to have the support of 34 of the 47 legislators of the ruling Naga People’s Front (NPF). The group led y TR Zeliang had camped at a resort in Kaziranga from July 8 morning until July 14.