APCC urges Governor not to allow dissident group to form govt

Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has urged Governor J P Rajkhowa to not allow the 21-member Congress dissident group, led by Kalikho Pul, to form government with the support of BJP and Independent lawmakers.
"It has been reported that Pul is staking claim to form government in the state with the support of disqualified MLAs, BJP and two Independent MLAs. The case regarding the 14 disqualified MLAs is pending in Supreme Court," APCC President Padi Richo said in a letter to the Governor yesterday.
"Tuki is having a majority in the CLP and no other person, whether any MLA or disqualified person, can claim to be the leader of CLP or approach your good office for staking claim, even with the support of any other political party. If any person approaches you with any such request, it will be against the Constitution of India, especially the 10th Schedule, and also against the CLP decision," it said.

Richo said it was a fact that 21 MLAs boycotted and distanced themselves from CLP meetings, and 2 MLAs out of 21 resigned from the Assembly. Their resignations were accepted by the Speaker on September 30, 2015, and notified and gazetted on October 1, last year.
He said the 14 MLAs in the Pul camp had been disqualified from the membership of CLP on December 15 last year and they could not claim to be members of Congress anymore.
"Nabam Tuki is the democratically elected CLP leader since May 18, 2014, and no change has taken place in the CLP till date," it said.