Tomorrow’s Disqualification Hearing: Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar to Address Rebel MLAs’ Fate Following Supreme Court Directive.
The disqualification petition hearing for the eight rebel Congress MLAs who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to take place tomorrow, as stated by Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar. The Supreme Court has mandated that the Speaker fulfill his constitutional obligation regarding this case, emphasizing that a decision must be made soon, particularly by November 4. During the final arguments, the petitioner’s lawyer pointed out that the MLAs had elected on the Congress symbol and subsequently switched to the BJP, suggesting they voluntarily forfeited their membership and should therefore be disqualified under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution.