Uttarakhand: CM Harish Rawat claims full majority, warns Cong rebels of action
Dehradun, Mar 18: Beleaguered Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat, whose Congress government plunged into a crisis tonight with nine party MLAs revolting against his leadership, tonight claimed he has "full majority" and warned of disciplinary action against the rebels.
(Uttarakhand Govt plunges into political uncertainty as Congress MLAs rebel)
"We have full majority. All our members are in tact. The figures being touted (about our government's strengh being reduced) are totally wrong," he told reporters here.
He said if some Congress MLAs, "being lured" by BJP, are today making any claim, the party would take cognizance of it and "whatever action is taken within the party in such cases will be taken."
WATCH: 35 MLAs including former CM Vijay Bahuguna on their way to Raj Bhavan to meet Governor #Uttarakhandhttps://t.co/uyW9WFXWmm
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2016
Rawat said the party will find out who the rebel Congress MLAs are and "so far, only one face has come to the fore."
Everything was normal in the house, all that ruckus happened after adjournment of the house: Harish Rawat, Uttarakhand CM
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2016
A three-member BJP delegation, comprising former chief minister and MP Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, BJP in-charge of Uttarakhand Shyam Jaju and general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya met Governor KK Paul tonight and said the Harish Rawat government was in a minority and sought its dismissal.
We paraded 35 MLAs before governor &requested him to dismiss the minority govt immediately:Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP pic.twitter.com/U3HWUA6G6o
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2016
According to Raj Bhavan sources, BJP staked claim to form the government with the support of the rebel Congress MLAs.
PTI