Bhopal: The BJP in Madhya Pradesh said Monday that the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in the state should prove majority in the Assembly.
Leader of Opposition in Assembly Gopal Bhargava said his party will ask Governor Anandiben Patel to convene a special session of the state Assembly ‘to discuss important issues and test the Congress government’s strength’.
“I am writing a letter to the Governor for convening a special session of MP Assembly shortly. We want discussion important issues like the farm loan waiver and (to) test the government strength,” Bhargava said.
Bhargava pointed out that the Congress, instead of debating issues in the House, was dumping papers at former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s residence, claiming that loans of 21 lakh farmers in Madhya Pradesh have been waived.
“During decisions and financial matters we are going to seek division to test whether the weak Congress government enjoys its support in the House,” informed said.
“We have not drawn up a strategy for the floor test of the government, he said. There is a lot of confusion prevailing over the stability of the Congress-led government in MP,” Bhargava added.
The BJP demand comes a day after exit polls predicted a comfortable victory for the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections. The exit polls also said the BJP will the maximum number of Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh.
In elections for the 230-member MP Assembly last year, the Congress won 114 seats and the BJP coming a close second with 109. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has two seats, the Samajwadi Party (SP) one and the Independents four seats. The Congress formed the government with the support of BSP and SP with Kamal Nath as Chief Minister.
PTI