In yet another jolt to opposition Congress party in Gujarat, party's MLA from Thasra, Mr. Ramsinh Parmar resigned from the state Assembly on Friday. Mr. Parmar has handed over his resignation to the Speaker Mr. Ramanlal Vora. He is also the Chairman of Amul Dairy. This is the major jolt to Congress party, because Mr. Parmar influences several assembly seats in Central Gujarat.<br/><br/>AIR Ahmedabad correspondent reports that Mr. Ramsinh Parmar is the sixth MLA to submit his resignation in last 24 hours. Earlier, two Congress MLAs have submitted their resignations to the speaker at state Assembly this morning. These MLAs are Mr. Chhanabhai Chaudhari from Navsari and Mr. Mansinh Chauhan from Balasinor. <br/><br/>Three Congress MLAs including its Chief Whip Balwantsinh Rajput had already joined BJP last evening. Two other MLAs, who joined BJP along with Mr. Rajput, are Dr. Tejshree Patel from Viramgam and Mr. Prahalad Patel from Visnagar. According to sources, some more MLAs loyalist to Mr. Shankarsinh Vaghela are likely to resign in coming days following the resignation of Mr. Vaghela from the leader of Congress legislative Party.<br/><br/>Series of resignation by Congress MLAs may impact the prospect of Congress seat in Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel is contesting on one seat of Rajyasabha from Gujarat. BJP National President Amit Shah, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani and Mr. Balwantsinh Rajput filed their nomination papers on Friday morning as a BJP candidate. Polling for 3 seats of Rajya Sabha from Gujarat is scheduled on 8th August.<br/><br/><br/>Meanwhile Congress on Friday stalled the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha on the issue of three of its MLAs in Gujarat joining BJP. The House witnessed repeated adjournments amidst noisy scenes before adjourning finally for the day.<br/><br/>When the House reassembled at 2:30 PM to take up private members' business, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi accused some Congress members of defaming Gujarat. He demanded that the Congress should apologise for that.<br/><br/>Similarly, the Congress members again trooped into the well of the House raising slogans against the government. In turn, Treasury bench members also countered their slogans demanding apology. Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien observed that both sides are not cooperating with the Chair for taking up private members' business. He adjourned the House for the day as the din continued.

In yet another jolt to opposition Congress party in Gujarat, party's MLA from Thasra, Mr. Ramsinh Parmar resigned from the state Assembly on Friday. Mr. Parmar has handed over his resignation to the Speaker Mr. Ramanlal Vora. He is also the Chairman of Amul Dairy. This is the major jolt to Congress party, because Mr. Parmar influences several assembly seats in Central Gujarat.<br/><br/>AIR Ahmedabad correspondent reports that Mr. Ramsinh Parmar is the sixth MLA to submit his resignation in last 24 hours. Earlier, two Congress MLAs have submitted their resignations to the speaker at state Assembly this morning. These MLAs are Mr. Chhanabhai Chaudhari from Navsari and Mr. Mansinh Chauhan from Balasinor. <br/><br/>Three Congress MLAs including its Chief Whip Balwantsinh Rajput had already joined BJP last evening. Two other MLAs, who joined BJP along with Mr. Rajput, are Dr. Tejshree Patel from Viramgam and Mr. Prahalad Patel from Visnagar. According to sources, some more MLAs loyalist to Mr. Shankarsinh Vaghela are likely to resign in coming days following the resignation of Mr. Vaghela from the leader of Congress legislative Party.<br/><br/>Series of resignation by Congress MLAs may impact the prospect of Congress seat in Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel is contesting on one seat of Rajyasabha from Gujarat. BJP National President Amit Shah, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani and Mr. Balwantsinh Rajput filed their nomination papers on Friday morning as a BJP candidate. Polling for 3 seats of Rajya Sabha from Gujarat is scheduled on 8th August.<br/><br/><br/>Meanwhile Congress on Friday stalled the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha on the issue of three of its MLAs in Gujarat joining BJP. The House witnessed repeated adjournments amidst noisy scenes before adjourning finally for the day.<br/><br/>When the House reassembled at 2:30 PM to take up private members' business, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi accused some Congress members of defaming Gujarat. He demanded that the Congress should apologise for that.<br/><br/>Similarly, the Congress members again trooped into the well of the House raising slogans against the government. In turn, Treasury bench members also countered their slogans demanding apology. Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien observed that both sides are not cooperating with the Chair for taking up private members' business. He adjourned the House for the day as the din continued.

In yet another jolt to opposition Congress party in Gujarat, party's MLA from Thasra, Mr. Ramsinh Parmar resigned from the state Assembly on Friday. Mr. Parmar has handed over his resignation to the Speaker Mr. Ramanlal Vora. He is also the Chairman of Amul Dairy. This is the major jolt to Congress party, because Mr. Parmar influences several assembly seats in Central Gujarat.<br/><br/>AIR Ahmedabad correspondent reports that Mr. Ramsinh Parmar is the sixth MLA to submit his resignation in last 24 hours. Earlier, two Congress MLAs have submitted their resignations to the speaker at state Assembly this morning. These MLAs are Mr. Chhanabhai Chaudhari from Navsari and Mr. Mansinh Chauhan from Balasinor. <br/><br/>Three Congress MLAs including its Chief Whip Balwantsinh Rajput had already joined BJP last evening. Two other MLAs, who joined BJP along with Mr. Rajput, are Dr. Tejshree Patel from Viramgam and Mr. Prahalad Patel from Visnagar. According to sources, some more MLAs loyalist to Mr. Shankarsinh Vaghela are likely to resign in coming days following the resignation of Mr. Vaghela from the leader of Congress legislative Party.<br/><br/>Series of resignation by Congress MLAs may impact the prospect of Congress seat in Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel is contesting on one seat of Rajyasabha from Gujarat. BJP National President Amit Shah, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani and Mr. Balwantsinh Rajput filed their nomination papers on Friday morning as a BJP candidate. Polling for 3 seats of Rajya Sabha from Gujarat is scheduled on 8th August.