Shillong, March 24 (IANS) Ahead of the Meghalaya assembly taking up a 'no confidence' motion against him on Wednesday, Speaker Abu Taher Mondal on Tuesday exuded confidence that the members would continue to support him.
"I am fully confident that the assembly members will continue to extend their support to me during the no-confidence motion against me. But let us see tomorrow (Wednesday)," Mondal told IANS.
The combined opposition -- of the Meghalaya People's Front and the Hills State People's Democratic Party -- moved a no-confidence motion against Mondal, alleging that he had not allotted sufficient time for the members to take up relevant issues.
MPF chief whip James Sangma said they moved the motion to express their displeasure against the speaker for conducting the proceedings in a "biased manner".
The speaker rubbished the charge levelled by the opposition saying he has conducted the proceedings as per rules.
Mondal denied that the resignation of Nationalist Congress Party legislator Sanbor Shullai from the post of deputy speaker ahead of the floor test has any political connection with the motion moved against him.
"He (Shullai) resigned on his own and it does not have any connection with the no-confidence motion against me," the speaker said.
The Congress has issued a whip to all party legislators, asking them to be present in the assembly when the motion is taken up.
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma held an emergency meeting on Tuesday night to discuss ways to counter the opposition move.
In the 60-member assembly (the strength of which now stands at 59 following the death of Garo National Council member Clifford R. Marak), the Meghalaya United Alliance has 29 Congress members, two NCP legislators and 11 Independent legislators.
The opposition MPF comprises eight United Democratic Party legislators, two from Nationalist People's Party and two Independents.
The opposition Hill State People's Democratic Party, which has four members, is not part of the Meghalaya People's Front.
WPI: Wholesale inflation eases to 4.95% in December, impact of fall in prices of food items
India's wholesale price inflation eased from 5.85% in November to 4.95% in December 2022, mainly
February 16, 2022...today is the date when the Russian invasion of Ukraine is being feared. Apart
Aryan Khan's "The Bads of Bollywood" is trending at number one on Netflix. Several major Bollywoo
Congress to field Vayalar Ravi for Kerala Rajya Sabha seat
Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 (IANS) The Congress has decided to field sitting Rajya Sabha membe
If it's not a miracle, then what? God heard the compassionate call of a mother. Her six-year-old
During border dispute with China, India's Bahubali i.e. Rafael is coming to India today. In the a
India's Foreign Minister S Jaishankar had said in an interview – Gone are the days when the
During the peasant movement, there was a ruckus on the Singhu border on Friday. Around 1 in the a
Those candidates have a chance to make corrections in the application for the Central Teacher Eli
India bans Pakistan's OTT platform, first episode was released on the Mumbai attack anniversary
The central government has banned Pakistan's OTT platform Vidli TV after streaming of anti-India
