RAHUL GANDHI TAKES A DIG, JAVADEKAR HITS BACK

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (Bjp)-led central government, listing the alleged “attempt to topple” the government in Rajasthan and the “Namaste Trump” event among its “achievements” in the

Covid-19 times. He said due to such “achievements” of the government, the country is now “Aatmanirbhar (self-reliant)” in the fight against the pandemic.

The BJP hit back at Gandhi over his regular tweets against the central government.

of their intention to quit the party.

Pilot and other dissident MLAS have maintained that they never intended to leave the Congress party and were merely exercising their right to criticize the functioning of the CM.

Arguing for the MLAS, Mukul Rohatgi challenged the speaker’s notice stating that his action reeked of bad faith since the notice was issued to the MLAS without any application of mind and on the very same day the chief whip filed his complaint.

“Consummate reading of these facts leaves no manner of doubt that the decision (to suspend MLAS) is a foregone conclusion. What was the tearing hurry?” he demanded. Rohatgi also pointed out that the Speaker gave the MLAS only three days to respond to the notice which also stated that the disqualification plea would be decided ex-parte (without hearing the MLAS) if they failed to respond in writing within the prescribed deadline.

“No reasons were recorded for issuing the notice”, he said.

Senior counsel Devadatt Kamat appearing for speaker rebutted this, stating that reasons are not required to be furnished as per the assembly rules.