Taking on the old guard, Bishnoi asked the Congress leadership to give other responsibilities to those who have been occupying high positions for 35 years and have never contested elections
Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi however failed to get any interim relief on his plea alleging that the high court cannot interdict the disqualification proceedings
The Supreme Court questioned Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi on the reasons for initiating disqualification proceedings against 19 dissident Congress MLAs, including Sachin Pilot
Lawyer says courts can only intervene when the Speaker takes a decision to suspend or disqualify a member of the House
Congress MLA filed an application before Rajasthan High Court seeking Centre to be impleaded in the ongoing case filed by rebel Sachin Pilot and 18 other MLAs case
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C P Joshi is the slender thread that stands between a Congress and a BJP government
The central issue is: Can a Speaker have jurisdiction over the actions of MLAs outside the Legislative Assembly and when the Assembly is not in session?
Bari MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga had recently claimed he was made that offer at Pilot's home, by the now sacked deputy chief minister himself
Party seems set to go into the next general election with exactly the same leader and the same chaotic style
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Speaker prevented from taking action against rebel MLAs
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The former Congress president also attacked the government over its handling of the coronavirus crisis
The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) is also scheduled to meet at 11 am
"Never in the history of India have I ever heard that the head of a party conspired to topple its own government. I have never heard of this till date" Gehlot tweeted.
Shekhawat had earlier denied that he figured in the audio clip and declared he was open to a probe
According to lawyers who appeared before the court in the matter, the hearing will begin at 10:30 am on July 21
This comes days after Balwan Poonia, one of the two CPI(M) MLAs in the state assembly, pledged his support to Gehlot, who is embroiled in a power struggle with his former deputy Sachin Pilot
He said no demand was raised to change the PCC president, a post which Pilot held for the last seven years in Rajasthan