Bhubaneswar: The Congress party on Wednesday demanded disqualification of twp party MLAs after suspending them from the party for cross-voting and defying the party whip in the recently concluded Rajya Sabha election.
A delegation of Congress MLAs led by PCC president Bhakta Charan Das met Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy and demanded that the two legislators be disqualified. The party petitioned the Speaker to take cognisance of the matter and initiate proceedings for disqualification of the three from the Assembly under the Anti-Defection Law.
“ They have violated the 10th schedule of the constitution. Being the member of the party, they showed disrespect and reluctance to the party. We have requested the Speaker to disqualify them. I hope the speaker would initiate action,” Bhakta Das said.
Earlier, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Ramachandra Kadam had also written to the Odisha Assembly Speaker, requesting separate seating arrangements for three MLAs Sofia Firdous (Cuttack-Barabati), Dasarathi Gomango (Mohana) and Ramesh Jena (Sanakhemundi).
