Liezietsu to face trust vote tomorrow, HC dismisses his plea

With the Gauhati High Court dismissing his petition today, Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu will seek a vote of confidence at a special session of the assembly tomorrow.
Governor P B Acharya directed Speaker Imtiwapang Aier to summon the emergent special session of the assembly at 9.30 am tomorrow for the purpose.
Earlier in the day, the Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court dismissed Liezietsu's writ petition seeking stay on the governor's directive to him to seek vote of confidence in the assembly by July 15.
The chief minister had filed the petition on July 14 and the court had issued an interim order stalling the governor's directive till yesterday so that the matter could be taken up for hearing.

After the hearing, the court today dismissed the petition filed by Liezietsu and also vacated its July 14 interim order.
Acharya had on July 11 and July 13 directed Liezietsu, who is facing rebellion by 43 ruling Naga Peoples Front MLAs led by former chief minister T R Zeliang demanding change of leadership in the present house of 59, to seek vote of confidence on or before July 15.
Zeliang, who was forced out of office in February following large scale protests over holding of urban local bodies election with 33 per cent reservation for women, had staked claim to form the government saying he had majority support in the House.