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TN Assembly sees heated debate over MLAs' resignations and horse-trading allegations
The Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed a heated exchange on Tuesday after DMK MLA S Austin said six of 234 seats were vacant and alleged that some MLAs joined another party soon after getting elected. Speaker J C D Prabhakar said resignations were accepted as per rules, while Minister Aadhav Arjuna said district in-charge ministers were appointed to monitor constituency issues.
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed a heated debate on Tuesday over the resignation of six legislators and allegations that they switched parties shortly after being elected.
DMK MLA S Austin said six of the 234 Assembly seats were vacant. He noted that the Chief Minister had also resigned from one of the two constituencies he was elected from. Austin said the six MLAs resigned within a month of taking the oath.
Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar said the resignations had been accepted as per the rules and that cases related to them were pending before the court. Minister Aadhav Arjuna said the government had already appointed a minister in-charge for every district. These ministers would monitor issues in all constituencies, he said.
The issue took a political turn with the allegations of horse-trading, but further details of the exchange were not available in the report.
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Tamil NaduPolitics
TN Assembly sees heated debate over MLAs' resignations and horse-trading allegations
The Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed a heated exchange on Tuesday after DMK MLA S Austin said six of 234 seats were vacant and alleged that some MLAs joined another party soon after getting elected. Speaker J C D Prabhakar said resignations were accepted as per rules, while Minister Aadhav Arjuna said district in-charge ministers were appointed to monitor constituency issues.
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed a heated debate on Tuesday over the resignation of six legislators and allegations that they switched parties shortly after being elected.
DMK MLA S Austin said six of the 234 Assembly seats were vacant. He noted that the Chief Minister had also resigned from one of the two constituencies he was elected from. Austin said the six MLAs resigned within a month of taking the oath.
Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar said the resignations had been accepted as per the rules and that cases related to them were pending before the court. Minister Aadhav Arjuna said the government had already appointed a minister in-charge for every district. These ministers would monitor issues in all constituencies, he said.
The issue took a political turn with the allegations of horse-trading, but further details of the exchange were not available in the report.
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