Dimapur, Feb 19: Nagaland Legislative Asssembly (NLA) Speaker Sharingain Longkumer dismissed a disqualification petition filed by the Sharad Pawar-led NCP against the party’s seven MLAs in Nagaland after the Election Commission of India’s order recognising Ajit Pawar as the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
In an order dated February 16, Speaker stated that the NCP MLAs were not liable to be disqualified as the decision of the election commission indicates that supporting the legitimate leader of the political party NCP “will not amount to anti-party activities nor voluntarily give up membership of the party”.
In this month, a disqualification petition was filed against them by the Sharad-Pawar-led NCP.
The seven NCP MLAs-, Namri Nchang, Picto Shohe, P Longon, Y Mhonbemo Humtsoe, S Toiho Yeptho, Y Mankhao Konyak and A Pongshi Phom- had in July last year, along with their party members, swore allegiance to Ajit’s faction of the party.
On the other hand, NCP founder Sharad Pawar on Saturday reacted to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar’s decision to give the party’s name and symbol to his nephew Ajit Pawar.
Sharad Pawar said it had never happened before that those who formed a political party were removed from the party itself.
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