Disqualification petition against 10 ex Cong MLAs come up before speaker

The disqualification petition filed by the GPCC president Girish Chodankar against the 10 Congress MLA who joined the BJP came up for hearing on Tuesday. The advocate for the petitioners argued that their merger into the BJP was not valid and so they should be disqualified.

 The Speaker told the petitioners that he would look into the matter and give his decision.

10 Congress MLAs led by the leader of opposition had left the party and joined the BJP claiming that the CLP had merged.

This has beee challenged by the GPCC president Girish Chodankar before the Speaker.