Meghalaya, which witnessed a controversial confidence vote in the Assembly on Tuesday, is headed for a spell of President's rule with the Governor reporting breakdown of Constitutional machinery.
Meghalaya, which witnessed a controversial confidence vote in the Assembly on Tuesday, is headed for a spell of President's rule with the Governor reporting breakdown of Constitutional machinery.
A meeting of the Union Cabinet, which was presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday morning, took a decision to bring the state under central rule and to keep the Assembly under suspended animation.
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"After taking note of what happened in the Meghalaya state Assembly yesterday, the Governor has reported that there is a breakdown of Constitutional machinery and recommended imposition of President's Rule and keeping the Assembly in suspended animation," Home Minister P Chidambaram told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.
He said the Governor's report was accepted by the Cabinet and a suitable recommendation was being sent to the President.
Aided by Speaker Bindo M Lanong, who exercised his casting vote after invalidating the votes of four rebel members of the ruling coalition, the UDP-led Meghalaya Progressive Alliance government had yesterday survived a confidence vote in the Assembly.
Lanong suspended five MLAs, who withdrew support to the government, under the Anti-Defection Law ignoring the Governor's directive that he maintain status quo on the voting rights of members.
He cast his vote when there was a tie of 27:27 in the 60-member House during division.
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