Supreme Court upholds Meghalaya Governor’s decision to invite Congress

Supreme Court New Delhi, Mar 12 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied to intervene into the matter of Meghalaya Governor S S Sidhu decision to invite the Congress Party to from the next government in the state.

The apex court also declined a plea to prepone the floor test in the Meghalaya Assembly.

On Monday, Sidhu administered the oath to Congress leader D D Lapang as the Chief Minister and asked him to prove majority within ten days.

Meanwhile, seven ministers of the D D Lapang Government, including three independents took oath this afternoon.

Sidhu’s decision to invite Lapang was challenged in the Supreme Court by former Lok Sabha Speaker P. A Sangma.

Sangma had claimed that the NCP-led Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) had the support of 31 of the 60 elected members, whereas the Congress had not been able to cobble up a majority.

The Congress won 25 seats in the 60-member Assembly and sought the support of three independent MLAs.

The MPA had paraded 30 MLAs twice before the Governor and also staked its claim. (ANI)

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