Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mukul Roy. Speaker Biman Banerjee, who just lately returned to the ruling occasion after successful the meeting elections on a BJP ticket, was on Friday appointed the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the meeting.
In protest, the principle opposition occasion, the BJP, walked out of the meeting, stating that the conference was to nominate an opposition legislator as the top of the PAC. The committee audits the expenditure and different accounts of the federal government. The BJP had nominated six of its members within the 20-member physique whereas the TMC had submitted the names of 13 MLAs. Rai’s title was proposed as an impartial candidate. The BJP had proposed the title of Balurghat MLA and former Chief Economic Adviser of the Center Ashok Lahiri for the put up.
After the walkout, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari mentioned, “We have not nominated Roy to be included in the PAC. The ruling party wants to spend government money and also wants to keep accounts. This is autocracy. The speaker violated convention.”
Defending Biman Banerjee’s resolution, TMC Lok Sabha MP Saugata Roy mentioned, “There is no rule which says that an opposition leader has to be made the PAC president. This is only a convention. The Speaker is the only authority to choose the Speaker. He has done the right thing.” Supporting Roy’s candidature, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had final month mentioned, “Anyone can file nomination papers for inclusion in the PAC. He (Roy) is a member of the BJP. We have the support of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha. If needed, we will support it too. If elections are held, we will win. Let people see who is more powerful.”
On 18 June, the BJP submitted a petition to Biman Banerjee, demanding that Roy, the MLA from Kishannagar North, be disqualified below the anti-defection legislation as he had not resigned from the BJP earlier than switching sides.
The speaker decides whether or not a member of the House ought to be disqualified, and the Constitution doesn’t specify a time restrict for inquiry or establishing of an inquiry committee.
As per the principles, the Speaker additionally has the discretion to pick the Speakers of assorted Vidhan Sabha Committees. The PAC is taken into account crucial of the 41 such our bodies within the state legislature.
On 26 June, the BJP wrote to Banerjee saying that Roy’s nomination to the PAC ought to be canceled because the occasion had not nominated him. Warning that the BJP might search authorized motion, the letter mentioned that Roy ought to be disqualified below the anti-defection legislation.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
