Shillong, Oct 17: Assembly Speaker Thomas Sangma rejected the petition filed by UDP president Metbah Lyngdoh to disqualify 8 UDP MLAs not on merit but on technical ground.
In the last paragraph of the order, the Speaker said, “This order is confined to the scrutiny of the petition under Sub-rules (1) and (2) of Rule 7 of the Rules. Nothing in this order shall be construed as an expression of opinion on the merits, including on any question arising under Paragraph 2(1)(a) or Paragraph 4 of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India”.
According to the order of the Speaker, based on sub-rules (1) and (2) of Rule 7 of the Rules of the Assembly, the petitioner should provide documentary evidence with annexures to support the disqualification petition.
