Chennai: The Supreme Court refused to stop a verdict on a petition by 19 rebel Congress MLAs led by Sachin Pilot in Rajasthan challenging disqualification notices.
The Rajasthan Speaker, who served the notices last week, had argued that the rebels cannot petition the High Court before any action. The Rajasthan High Court can announce its ruling on the rebels’ petition on Friday but it will be subject to the final order of the Supreme Court.
“It is the matter of just one day. Why can’t you wait,” the top court had asked during arguments on whether the High Court had any right to interfere or give orders protecting rebels from action.
The judges also questioned why the Speaker, a neutral person, should approach the court at all.
Meanwhile, BJP’s Rajasthan president Satish Poonia said the language used by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows that the state government has come in minority. In response to Gehlot’s letter, Poonia wrote an ‘open letter’ addressed to public, saying the Rajasthan Chief Minister and his party is responsible for anarchism and instability’ prevailing in the state and they are instead blaming BJP without any reason.
“It has become clear from the language of the letter of CM to PM that he has lost the confidence of the MLAs of his party and his government has come in minority,” Poonia said.