Kamal Nath And Shivraj SIngh Chouhan (Photo Credit: Collarge)
New Delhi:
The Madhya Pradesh assembly was adjourned on Monday till March 26 over the coronavirus outbreak, paving 10-day breather for the Kamal Nath government to prove their majority in the house. Earlier, both Kamal Nath and Shivraj Singh Chouhan flashed victory sign while entering the state assembly, manifesting confidence of the numbers. Madhya Pradesh governor Lalji Tandon commenced the session with a very short speech where he urged all the members of the house to follow the procedure and constitution. At the weekend, Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon instructed Kamal Nath to face a trust vote after his address to the state assembly today. In his letter to Nath, Tandon stated, "I came to know that 22 MLAs have sent their resignations to the MP Assembly Speaker and they have also informed about it on electronic and print media. I have seen the coverage on both media.They have also sent the letter to me separately on 10 March, 2020 and the same MLAs have requested for the central security to present these resignation letters to the Vidhan Sabha speaker on 13 March".
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"Under Article 174 and 175(2) of the Constitution, I am empowered to direct that the Madhya Pradesh Assembly session will begin on 16 March at 11 am with my address. Soon after that, the only work to be done is voting on trust vote," the governor said.
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