Just a day after Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu was suspended, 33 MLAs of the People’s party of Arunachal Pradesh joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 31 December.
The main constituent of the Northeast Democratic Alliance (NEDA) government – the Peoples’ Party of Arunachal (PPA) ousted seven party MLAs including Chief Minister Pema Khandu and his deputy Chowna Mein, under ‘temporary suspension’ from Thursday night for breaking party ‘discipline’.
Earlier today, Pema Khandu claimed that the members of the party were suspended without issuing a show-cause notice to the MLAs. He added that it was due to this political turmoil, there would not be any development in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Show-cause notice ke bina MLAs ko tempory suspension ka order aata hai;political turmoil ke karn Arunachal ka vikas nhi hoga: CM Pema Khandu pic.twitter.com/GmAky9B2LX
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 31, 2016
The way PPA cheated legislative members,more than 2/3 MLAs decided to join BJP & hence this decision is a blessing in disguise: Pema Khandu pic.twitter.com/P0bTRzlzMb
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 31, 2016
In the order issued by PPA president Kafia Bengia, PPA also categorically announced that Pema Khandu is no longer the Leader of the legislature party and cannot exercise any of the powers bestowed on him as the leader of the legislature party.
PPA has also warned its MLAs not to attend any meetings called by Khandu, failing which disciplinary actions would be taken.
