Arunachal issue sub-judice, BJP murdering democracy: Nabam Tuki

ShillongItanagar The BJPled central government is trying to destabilise the democratically elected Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh and the union cabinets recommendation to impose Presidents Rule in the state was akin to murder of democracy Chief Minister Nabam Tuki said on SundayTuki criticised the union cabinets recommendation to President Pranab Mukherjee saying the matter was subjudiceHow can they union cabinet make such recommendation to impose Presidents Rule in Arunachal Pradesh especially when they are aware that the matter is still pending in the Supreme Court Tuki told IANSIt is a subjudice matter and the BJP government has been trying to destabilise this democratically elected government in Arunachal They BJP have murdered democracy he saidOn January 18 the Supreme Court constitution bench said it would examine whether Governor JP Rajkhowas decision of advancing the assembly session to December 16 to take up the resolution for the removal of Speaker Nabam Rebia was valid or notRebia was removed as speaker by 14 rebel Congress legislators backed by 11 BJP legislators and two Independent legislators on December 16 in an assembly session held in a community hall in Itanagar that was presided over by Deputy Speaker Tsering Norbu ThongdokThe 14 rebel Congress legislators were earlier disqualified by RebiaThe deputy speaker before moving the motion removing Rebia as speaker restored the membership of the 14 rebel Congress legislators and later elected rebel Congress legislator Kalikho Pul as the new chief minister in the absence of 26 Congress legislators including TukiClaiming that he still enjoys majority in the house Tuki the first Christian to hold the office of Arunachal chief minister said With the disqualification of 16 legislators the effective strength of the house is only 44 Of these 26 MLAs are with me and my government Therefore I am still enjoying majorityMeanwhile welcoming the union cabinets decision BJPs Arunachal Pradesh unit president Tai Tagak said Presidents Rule was indeed the need of the hour because of the prolonged constitutional crisis emanating from the infighting within the Congress legislature partyThe people at large have welcomed this decision as they are fed up with the political unrest which has affected the development of this state he addedRubbishing the Congresss allegation against the BJP for masterminding the ouster of the Tuki government Tagak said The BJP has nothing to do with their Congress internal squabbling but they are accusing the BJP after they failed to resolve it among themselvesMeanwhile state Chief Secretary Ramesh Negi said he was yet to receive any official communication from Rashtrapati Bhavan or the union home ministry to impose Presidents RuleWe have not received any communication but we have heard it only from the media about the union cabinets recommendation to impose Presidents rule in Arunachal Pradesh Negi told IANSAs of now Tuki is still the chief minister but once we receive an official communication he will be removed and the governor will function as the chief administrator of the state he addedNegi also said that the Arunachal Pradesh Police was geared up to prevent any law and order situationWe have enough forces to tackle any situation and the Centre recently sanctioned 10 more additional companies of central forces he said