BJP gave notice of breach of privilege against 6 ministers and MLAs

Rajasthan News: Controversy is deepening in the matter of resignations of Congress and Independent MLAs on September 25 in support of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. After taking the matter to the High Court, a war of words has started between the Congress and the BJP on the issue of breach of privilege in the Assembly. Now the BJP has given a notice of breach of privilege to the Assembly Secretary against the ministers and MLAs of the Congress government on the basis of pressurizing them for their resignations. Appearing before the speaker on September 25, the six minister-legislators who handed over the resignations of the rest of the MLAs have been accused of breach of privilege.

Deputy Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore has submitted a motion of breach of privilege against CM's advisor and Independent MLA Sanyam Lodha. BJP MLA Ashok Lahoti has given a notice of breach of privilege against Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal and Ramlal Sharma against Minister Mahesh Joshi. BJP MLA Vasudev Devnani has given notice of breach of privilege against Minister Ramlal Jat, Anita Bhadel, Government Deputy Chief Whip Mahendra Chowdhary and Jogeshwar Garg against Congress MLA Rafiq Khan.

In this notice, the BJP has made the basis of the answer given by the Assembly Secretary in the High Court, in which it is mentioned that he will not resign on his own. The BJP argues that the six ministerial MLAs who appeared before the Speaker pressurized the remaining 75 MLAs to resign, which is a direct violation of the privilege of an MLA.

Pending proposal for breach of privilege of Sanyam Lodha

No decision has yet been taken on Sanyam Lodha's breach of privilege motion. The speaker now has to decide on this issue. Now the BJP has submitted the proposal of breach of privilege against the Minister-MLAs to the Assembly Secretary, in which the resignation has been made the basis.

On January 31, there was a lot of uproar in the Assembly over the proposal of breach of privilege of CM Advisor and Independent MLA Sanyam Lodha against Deputy Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore. Sanyam Lodha moved a breach of privilege motion against Rajendra Rathod for taking the matter of resignation of Congress MLAs to the High Court despite the matter being pending with the Speaker.

Sanyam Lodha's argument- case pending before speaker, going to court is breach of privilege

Sanyam Lodha had argued that the matter of resignations of the MLAs was pending before the Speaker of the Assembly. Rajendra Rathore took the matter to the High Court despite it being pending before the Speaker. Despite the matter being pending before the speaker, taking it to the court is contempt of the speaker as well as violation of the privileges of the assembly members.

Sanyam Lodha had proposed in the Assembly on January 31 that whether the Assembly is subordinate to the High Court? When the Vidhan Sabha does not interfere in any matter pending in the High Court, will the High Court dictate to the Vidhan Sabha?

Rathore wrote – 75 MLAs were pressured to resign

Deputy Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore has written in a breach of privilege notice against CM's advisor and independent MLA Sanyam Lodha that 75 MLAs had resigned under pressure. All the MLAs appeared before the Speaker between December 30 and January 10 and gave letters withdrawing their resignations, stating that they had not resigned voluntarily.

It is clearly written in the affidavit given in the High Court that the resignations of the MLAs were rejected because they were not of their own free will.

Rathore has written – Sanyam Lodha played a major role in creating pressure. Due to this whole incident all those 75 MLAs have been defamed and their privileges have been violated.