NEW DELHI: Accusing the BJP of violating the Constitutional provision regarding the limit of time gap between two Assembly sessions, the Congress on Tuesday said the BJP’s inability to find a suitable candidate for the post of Chief Minister of Manipur was responsible for the problem.
“Today is the last day for a constitutionally mandated sitting of the Manipur Legislative Assembly’s session. Article 174 (1) of the Constitution of India stipulates that there cannot be more than a six-month gap between the last sitting of an Assembly session and the first sitting of the next Assembly session,” Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary in-charge of communication, wrote on X.
“Why is the Manipur Governor violating Article 174 (1) by not summoning the Manipur Legislative Assembly for its constitutionally mandated Assembly session?”, Ramesh asked.