In a major political attempt to save the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Thursday declared that the six rebel legislators cease to be members of the Assembly with immediate effect, saying “the MLAs defied party whip to vote in favour of government on Financial Bill.”
He clarified that all six MLAs, who contested on the Congress symbol, attracted provisions of anti-defection law against themselves.“I declare that the six people cease to be members of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly with immediate effect,” he told the media here.