Saluting the Supreme Court verdict ordering the restoration of its government in Arunachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Nabam Tuki resigned on Saturday, a few hours ahead of the much-anticipated floor test. Congress also demanded the immediate sacking of Governor and an investigation into a tape-recorded conversation between some BJP leaders and how a plan was hatched to dismiss the government. The taped conversation points a needle of suspicion. Joining the Congress in condemning the Centre’s unconstitutional dismissal of a democratically elected government were other opposition parties. They included the Left parties, the Janata Dal-United, the Biju Janata Dal, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the National Conference. For the Congress, it is the second time this year that the court has ruled in its favour in the matter of dismissal of its State governments. The first was Uttarakhand, where a Congress government returned to power after a court ordered floor test.
C.K. Ramani
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