Parliamentary Affairs Minister cites Governor’s inaction on cleared nominees Taking a cue from the Supreme Court decision to quash the suspension of 12 BJP lawmakers by the Maharashtra legislature, a State Minister has raised the issue of Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari keeping 12 seats of the State Council vacant for over 18 months now.
Shiv Sena leader and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Parab said, "This is for the first time that a court has interfered in the proceedings of the legislature. We will go through the detailed order but since it has been mentioned that constitutional positions shouldn't be kept vacant for more than six months, similar rule should be applied for vacant 12 MLC posts where the Governor, despite State cabinet clearing the names, is not giving a go ahead."
