The much-anticipated Rajasthan High Court on Sachin Pilot and other rebel Congress leaders disqualification is likely to be delayed after the court allowed team Pilot’s eleventh-hour request to make the centre party in the case so it can weigh in on whether the anti-defection law applies to them.
At a time when Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has been accusing the BJP of horse trading and making all efforts to topple his government amid the Covid-19 crisis, the state BJP chief has also showered a barrage of questions on the CM, saying his party should set its own house in order before pointing fingers at others.
The Speaker had attempted to get the High Court verdict blocked in the Supreme Court, but the top court refused to intervene, saying it would take up the case again on Monday. But the High Court ruling will be subject to the final order of the Supreme Court.
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16:14 PM| Kalraj Mishra request MLAs not to shout slogans at the governor house
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra has requested MLAs not to shout slogans and maintain the dignity of the governor house. The Governor has also said that the session can’t be called upon at such short notice, said sources.
16:05 PM| Rebel party MLA Vishvendra Sigh took to his Twitter handle and said, “Hum samundar hain, humein khamosh rehne do, zara machal gaye, toh sheher le dubenge.”
हम समुंदर हैं हमें ख़ामोश रहने दो,
ज़रा मचल गए तो शहर ले डूबेंगे !! @RamniwasGawriya pic.twitter.com/Z8OArq1X5J— Vishvendra Singh Bharatpur (@vishvendrabtp) July 24, 2020
15:50 PM| Congress MLAs supporting Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot sit and raise slogans at Raj Bhawan
Rajasthan: Congress MLAs supporting Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot sit and raise slogans at Raj Bhawan. The Chief Minister had met Governor Kalraj Mishra this afternoon over the issue of the convening of the Assembly Session.
#WATCH Rajasthan: Congress MLAs supporting Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot sit and raise slogans at Raj Bhawan.
The Chief Minister had met Governor Kalraj Mishra this afternoon over the issue of the convening of the Assembly Session. pic.twitter.com/m6XhwwMuM2
— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2020
15:30 PM| Ashok Gehlot-Kalraj Mishra meet underway
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is meeting Governor Kalraj Mishra. In a show of strength, Gehlot reached Raj Bhawan with all the Congress MLAs supporting him.
11:54 AM| Relief for Sachin Pilot Camp as HC Orders ‘Status Quo’ Till Monday
In a relief for Sachin Pilot and his dissident MLAs, the Rajasthan High Court maintained ‘status quo’ as per the Supreme Court order. Put simply, there will be no action by the Rajasthan HC against the Pilot camp until the Supreme Court’s hearing on the matter on Monday. Based on it, the HC will schedule the next date for hearing
11:26 AM| Rajasthan high court orders status quo on plea by Sachin Pilot camp
After a brief adjournment, Judges have assembled back at the hearing in the case regarding disqualification of MLAs, in the Rajasthan High Court.
