11 Himachal MLAs move to Uttarakhand, Union Minister says Sukhu govt will soon fall
The Hindu
Six Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs who voted against party nominee Abhishek Manu Singhvi in the Rajya Sabha elections, along with three Independent lawmakers, have shifted to a hotel in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand
Six Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs who voted against party nominee Abhishek Manu Singhvi in the Rajya Sabha elections, along with three Independent lawmakers, have shifted to a hotel in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand amid an ongoing rebellion against Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.
Two BJP MLAs Vikram Thakur and Trilok Jamwal from Himachal Pradesh were accompanying the legislators, who arrived in Rishikesh from Haryana's Panchkula by a chartered flight late on Friday and checked into Hotel Taj.
Congress MLAs Sudhir Sharma, Rajinder Rana, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Devinder Kumar Bhuttu, Ravindra Thakur and Chaitanya Sharma have since been disqualified for defying the party whip on the state budget.
They have approached the Supreme Court for relief in the matter.
Three Independent MLAs Hoshiar Singh, KL Thakur and Ashish Sharma were also with them when they arrived.
The Congress currently has 34 MLAs in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly while the BJP has 25. The three Independent MLAs had also sided with the BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls.
Security around the hotel has been tightened and no one is being allowed to enter the premises except those who have advance online bookings.
The Skill Development Centre will offer training programmes in advanced manufacturing, electrical and electronic technologies, mechatronics and automation, information technology and digital transformation, renewable energy and sustainability, health and allied fields, hospitality and service sector businesses and soft skills, communication and leadership.