BJP asks Meghalaya CM to step down

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The Meghalaya unit of BJP today demanded Chief Minister Mukul Sangma's resignation for passing a legislation which ultimately did not stand judicial review and was struck down by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court had recently upheld the May 31, 2016 ruling by the then Governor V Shanmuganathan that the post of MDC (Meghalaya District Council) is not an office of profit.
"We demand Chief Minister Mukul Sangma to step down for he has taken the people of the state for a ride by passing such an Act," BJP state chief Shibun Lyngdoh said.
The ruling Congress had in 2015 passed a legislation -- the Prevention of Disqualification (Members of Legislative Assembly, Meghalaya) (Amendment) Act, 2015, which bars legislators to hold another elected post in the tribal councils in the state.

The legislation forced seven out of eight MLAs holding two elected posts for which by-elections were held for the tribal councils in Khasi and Jaintia Hills districts last year.