March 28, 2016 2:03 PM

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Jaitley accuses U'khand govt of murdering democracy

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the Congress government of Uttarakhand was murdering democracy every day from the 18th of this month till 27th. In an article, Mr Jaitley said, the chief minister started allurement, horse-trading and disqualification with a view to altering the composition of the House. <br/><br/>Finance Minister said, the Congress party in the State, split after a section of the leadership alleged that they were dis-satisfied both with the Chief Minister and the central leadership of the Congress party. He said, the split was on account of reasons internal to the Congress party. On 18th of this month, 35 Members voted against the Appropriation Bill and 32 in favour. He said, there is documentary evidence both prior and subsequent to the Assembly Session to suggest that these 35 Members asked for a Division of Votes. <br/><br/>Mr jaitley said, the proceedings of the assembly circulated in writing establishes the charge that a division was asked for and yet it was claimed that the Appropriation Bill has been passed without a vote. He said, there are strong facts to suggest that the Appropriation Bill was actually defeated. He wrote, there is a complete breakdown of the constitutional machinery in as much as the government, which should have resigned on the 18th of March itself.

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