TR Zeliang filed Petition for Disqualification of 10 MLAs
Kohima: 7th August, 2017
Whip of the NPF Party and Chief Minister, TR Zeliang today filed a second Petition for Disqualification in Form P-2 before the Speaker of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly as prescribed by the Members of Nagaland Legislative Assembly (Disqualification on Ground of Defection) Rules, 2003, against 10 MLAs namely,
(i) Kiyanilie Peseyie
(ii) Y. Vikheho Swu (III) Chotisuh Sazo
(iv) Kuzholuzo Nienu
(v) Yitachu
(vi) C.L John
(vii) N. Thongwang Konyak
(viii) P. Longon
(ix) R. Tohanba, and
(x) R. Torechu;
who had acted contrary to the direction issued by TR Zeliang on 19.7.2017 as Whip of NPF during the sitting of the House held on 21.7.2017.
On Friday 4.8.2017, TR Zeliang had earlier, filed a composite Disqualification Petition against the above 10 MLAs seeking disqualification under Paragraph 2(1)(b) of the Tenth Schedule which was necessitated as the 10 NPF MLAs had violated the Whip as well as the communication and were absent from the sitting of the House held on 19.7.2017 though TR Zeliang had issued Whip to the 10 MLAS on 18.7.2017, as per the resolution of the NPF Legislature Party Meeting held on 4th July, 2017 appointing him as Whip of the NPF Party under Rule 6(4)(c)(i).
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This Press Release was posted on August 08 2017
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