THE ARUNACHAL SAGA
Kalikho Pul’s recent CM stint was short but unforgettable
DECEMBER 24, 2014:
Health and family welfare minister Kalikho Pul dropped from ministry after he alleges fiscal mismanagement in Arunachal Pradesh
APRIL 2, 2015:
State Congress expels Pul for alleged anti-party activities
MAY 18, 2015:
Local court in Itanagar stays Pul’s expulsion
NOVEMBER 8, 2015:
Led by Pul, 21 Congress MLAs issue statement against “autocratic” Tuki and denounce his “legitimacy as leader of CLP”
DECEMBER 15, 2015:
Rebia issues notice disqualifying 14 of the 21 rebel Congress MLAs
DECEMBER 17, 2015:
Rebels hold assembly in hotel after community hall is razed, vote against Tuki; elect Pul as ‘CM’; Rebia moves HC
JANUARY 5, 2016:
HC stays disqualification of 14 Congress MLAs
JANUARY 24, 2016:
Cabinet recommends imposition of President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh
FEBRUARY 17, 2016:
Union Cabinet decides to recommend revocation of Prez Rule; but SC order status quo
FEBRUARY 18, 2016:
SC clears decks for formation of new government by vacating the status quo order
FEBRUARY 22, 2016:
SC reserves orders against a Gauhati HC verdict that upheld the discretionary powers of governor
JULY 13, 2016:
SC orders the restoration of the Congress government, scrapping all decisions by the governor that precipitated the fall of the previous administration