Surpreme Court’s latest verdict in which it has disqualified the 13 MLAs who had left BSP three years back from the primary membership of the Legislative Assembly has further confirmed the chances that the next Assembly elections will be held under SP rule, though under strict vigilance. Fact remains that whatever permutations and combinations are used, odds continue to favour Mulayam.
On 25th January last, Mulayam had won the vote of confidence in the house. At that time Mulayam needed 197 votes in his favour but eventually got 223. After disqualification of 13 MLAs by the Supreme Court, the count of MLAs in the Assembly has got reduced to 380.
This is to be reminded that out of 404-member Assembly, 2 members have died and 9 MLAs do not have the voting right. As per calculations, Mulayam now needs 191 votes in favour and he has 210 MLAs with him. If the other group of 24 MLAs who left the BSP too are disqualified, then Mulayam will need votes of 179 MLAs while he will have 188 MLAs favouring him. There is every likelihood that these 24 MLAs too would be disqualified as the Supreme Court has ruled that the decision of the Speaker to consider these 24 MLAs as another group called Loktantrik Bahujan Dal was incorrect.
However, the Speaker has maintained till now that since there were 37 MLAs who had left the BSP and decided to support the BSP, it comes within the parameter of one-third members and hence cannot be disqualified. But the Speaker overlooked the fact that all the 37 MLAs had not announced their decision together and 13 MLAs had left BSP initially, which was followed by another 24 leaving the party two days later. What nobody talks of is the motive and ethics behind the decision of these MLAs. It was a clear case of horse-trading and falling ethics within our political system. The Supreme Court’s verdict of disqualifying the 13 MLAs and asking the Speaker to reconsider his decision regarding 24 MLAs is a pointer to this. Unfortunately, the decision has come too late as the Mulayam government is already on verge of completing the tenure of this Assembly.
It remains to be seen now what new tactics the Congress, the BSP and the BJP will use in their attempt to oust Mulayma, prior to the Assembly elections, when it has become more or less certain that Mulayam continues to rule the House.
These parties have already started saying that Mulayam should resign considering the fact that he was not in majority three year back. They have also begun pressurizing the Governor to take decision to oust Mulayam from power and usher President Rule in the State. But on the other hand, Mulayam is jubilant as the Supreme Court has refrained from taking any decision against his government and instead asked the Speaker to reconsider his decision regarding the fate of 24 MLAs. Mulayam is now gearing up to go for another vote of confidence on 26th February. Unless some unprecedented developments take place, it is very likely that he will emerge victorious yet again.
Mulayam continues to rule still…
Out of the 404-member Assembly, two have died and 13 have been disqualified under the order of Supreme Court. This is the present position:
SP 152
BSP 67
BJP 83
Congress 15
Others 56
Nominated 1
Independents 6
Vacant 2
Devoid of voting rights 9
“Mulayam has no right to continue’: BSP leader
Shiv Kumar Gupta is a prominent leader of BSP who has been given the task of strengthening the Party’s base among the Vaishya community. This arduous responsibility has been given by none other than Mayawati herself.
Talking to this correspondent, Gupta feels that Mulayam Singh has no right to continue in office, particularly after the decision of Supreme Court disqualifying the 13 BSP deserters and raising a question mark on the continuance of 24 others in the Assembly. Gupta says that the Court verdict has amply demonstrated that Mulayam had not won a majority on 9 September, 2003, when these BSP MLAs were paraded in the house in support of SP. This shows that Mulayam’s government was not in majority at the time when he formed the government. When asked regarding the BSP’s National General Secretary and MP, Satish Chandra Mishra’s comment urging the Governor to impose President’s Rule in the State, Gupta said that this is exactly what the Governor should be doing now.
Businessman turned politician, Gupta contested for Assembly elections from Mahmoodabad. Recently, he contested for the Mayor post in Lucknow but failed to capture good number of votes. In this regard, Gupta says that since he contested the election as an Independent and not on party symbol, it is wrong to see it as failure. Gupta is now eyeing Lucknow Central or Lucknow East seat for the forthcoming Assembly elections.
On 25th January last, Mulayam had won the vote of confidence in the house. At that time Mulayam needed 197 votes in his favour but eventually got 223. After disqualification of 13 MLAs by the Supreme Court, the count of MLAs in the Assembly has got reduced to 380.
This is to be reminded that out of 404-member Assembly, 2 members have died and 9 MLAs do not have the voting right. As per calculations, Mulayam now needs 191 votes in favour and he has 210 MLAs with him. If the other group of 24 MLAs who left the BSP too are disqualified, then Mulayam will need votes of 179 MLAs while he will have 188 MLAs favouring him. There is every likelihood that these 24 MLAs too would be disqualified as the Supreme Court has ruled that the decision of the Speaker to consider these 24 MLAs as another group called Loktantrik Bahujan Dal was incorrect.
However, the Speaker has maintained till now that since there were 37 MLAs who had left the BSP and decided to support the BSP, it comes within the parameter of one-third members and hence cannot be disqualified. But the Speaker overlooked the fact that all the 37 MLAs had not announced their decision together and 13 MLAs had left BSP initially, which was followed by another 24 leaving the party two days later. What nobody talks of is the motive and ethics behind the decision of these MLAs. It was a clear case of horse-trading and falling ethics within our political system. The Supreme Court’s verdict of disqualifying the 13 MLAs and asking the Speaker to reconsider his decision regarding 24 MLAs is a pointer to this. Unfortunately, the decision has come too late as the Mulayam government is already on verge of completing the tenure of this Assembly.
It remains to be seen now what new tactics the Congress, the BSP and the BJP will use in their attempt to oust Mulayma, prior to the Assembly elections, when it has become more or less certain that Mulayam continues to rule the House.
These parties have already started saying that Mulayam should resign considering the fact that he was not in majority three year back. They have also begun pressurizing the Governor to take decision to oust Mulayam from power and usher President Rule in the State. But on the other hand, Mulayam is jubilant as the Supreme Court has refrained from taking any decision against his government and instead asked the Speaker to reconsider his decision regarding the fate of 24 MLAs. Mulayam is now gearing up to go for another vote of confidence on 26th February. Unless some unprecedented developments take place, it is very likely that he will emerge victorious yet again.
Mulayam continues to rule still…
Out of the 404-member Assembly, two have died and 13 have been disqualified under the order of Supreme Court. This is the present position:
SP 152
BSP 67
BJP 83
Congress 15
Others 56
Nominated 1
Independents 6
Vacant 2
Devoid of voting rights 9
“Mulayam has no right to continue’: BSP leader
Shiv Kumar Gupta is a prominent leader of BSP who has been given the task of strengthening the Party’s base among the Vaishya community. This arduous responsibility has been given by none other than Mayawati herself.
Talking to this correspondent, Gupta feels that Mulayam Singh has no right to continue in office, particularly after the decision of Supreme Court disqualifying the 13 BSP deserters and raising a question mark on the continuance of 24 others in the Assembly. Gupta says that the Court verdict has amply demonstrated that Mulayam had not won a majority on 9 September, 2003, when these BSP MLAs were paraded in the house in support of SP. This shows that Mulayam’s government was not in majority at the time when he formed the government. When asked regarding the BSP’s National General Secretary and MP, Satish Chandra Mishra’s comment urging the Governor to impose President’s Rule in the State, Gupta said that this is exactly what the Governor should be doing now.
Businessman turned politician, Gupta contested for Assembly elections from Mahmoodabad. Recently, he contested for the Mayor post in Lucknow but failed to capture good number of votes. In this regard, Gupta says that since he contested the election as an Independent and not on party symbol, it is wrong to see it as failure. Gupta is now eyeing Lucknow Central or Lucknow East seat for the forthcoming Assembly elections.
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