Published 20:26 IST, March 20th 2020
Asaduddin Owaisi taunts BJP on fall of MP govt, calls for LS adjournment amid COVID-19
Contending that BJP’s desire to topple the MP government had succeeded, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi urged BJP to request for the adjournment of Lok Sabha.
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AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday took a dig at BJP after Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath resigned before floor test. Contending that BJP’s desire to topple MP government had succeeded, he urged BJP parliamentarians to request for adjournment of Lok Sabha in wake of vel coronavirus crisis. Qwaisi revealed that he had stayed back in Hyderabad at request of Telangana CM. He appealed to everyone to practise as much social distancing as possible. Already, multiple parliamentarians including Anupriya Patel, Varun Gandhi, Derek O’Brien have gone into self-quarantine after coming in contact with BJP's Dushyant Singh who attended a dinner with singer Kanika Kapoor, a COVID-19 patient.
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MP political crisis
Scindia’s sudden resignation from Congress party on March 10 was followed by 22 Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs putting in ir papers. However, Speaker adjourned Assembly till March 26 in view of vel coronavirus crisis without conducting floor test. Ruling on a plea of BJP leaders seeking an immediate floor test, a two-judge SC bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta observed that MP Assembly session should be reconvened on Friday for sole purpose of holding a floor test by show of hands. As Congress party was short of a majority, Kamal Nath put in his papers. Owaisi's allegation stems from fact that Congress leaders including Kamal Nath have repeatedly blamed BJP for holding 22 rebel MLAs in Bengaluru against ir will.
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vel coronavirus pandemic
Currently, re are 173 confirmed cases of vel Coronavirus with one death reported in Mumbai, Delhi, Kalaburagi and Punjab each. In Telangana, 18 people have tested positive for COVID-19. Addressing nation on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked extensively about challenges caused due to vel coronavirus pandemic. He stressed that “resolve” and “restraint” were two most important things to be followed. reafter, he anunced that Janta Curfew - a curfew for people and of people would be observed on Sunday, March 22. On this day, all citizens except those providing essential services were requested t to step out of house from 7 am to 9 pm.
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20:26 IST, March 20th 2020