The political drama in Tamil Nadu seems to be coming to a head with Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi advising Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao that a floor test will have to be conducted in the Assembly within a week. On the other hand, the Supreme Court is expected to deliver its judgement in Jayalalithaa DA corruption case tomorrow at 10:30 am.
Attorney General suggests for floor test to decide if Chief Minister Panneerselvam or AIADMK General Secretary Sasikala has the majority.
Sources said that the opinion was sought by Governor Vidyasagar Rao from the Attorney General who has cited the 1998 Supreme Court judgement in the Jagdambika Pal case in which the apex court had ordered a floor test in the Assembly to determine who among the two claimants — Pal and Kalyan Singh — had majority for chief minister-ship of Uttar Pradesh.
The opinion, the sources said, has stated that “he (Governor) should call a special session within a week’s time and have a composite floor test as was ordered by the Supreme Court in the Jagdambika Pal case”. The opinion on floor test was given as the two claimants are from the same party and they will be pitted against each other to determine who commands majority support in the Assembly, the sources said.
Interestingly, as per call list of the Supreme Court, the two judges will deliver two separate judgements, legal experts says that if they delivers different judgements, the came has to be forwarded to a three-judges bench.
Meanwhile, DMK working president and leader of opposition MK Stalin said that the governor should not waste any more time. He demanded that whoever has the majority in the house must form a government. He wondered that “Is the governor listening to the BJP and delaying procedure?”
After party’s strategy meeting of the party, Stalin made it clear that they are not supporting any faction, “AIADMK is our opponent and we oppose them as a whole”, he added.
