Nabam Tuki, who was chief minister of the Congress government, today welcomed the verdict of the Supreme Court which paved way for reinstating the Congress government in the state.
Mr Tuki, who is presently camping in the national capital, told news agency PTI over phone that he has full faith in the judiciary.
"I have full faith in the judiciary and would act as per the constitutional provisions," Mr Tuki said, adding as per the court's verdict, the decision of Governor to prepone the Assembly session was "unconstitutional" and the status of his government would remain unchanged.
The Supreme Court in its order said Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa's decision advancing the state Assembly session by a month is violative of the Constitution and liable to be quashed. All the five judges of the Supreme Court bench were unanimous in setting aside the Governor's orders.
The Congress government led by Mr Tuki was dismissed after 21 legislators rebelled against him. The leader of the dissident faction, Kalikho Pul, was sworn in as Chief Minister on February 19 with the support of Congress rebels and 11 BJP lawmakers.
Following is the sequence of events that led the then Speaker Nabam Redia to approach the Supreme Court.
December 15, 2015: Speaker disqualifies 14 legislators of the ruling Congress.
On December 16 last year a special session of the Assembly was held in a make-shift venue as the government and Speaker prevented the session from being held in the Assembly.
The rebels, along with the 13 others, passed the impeachment motion. The special session also moved a no-confidence motion against Mr Tuki. At the end of the session, Mr Tuki was "defeated" in a floor test and the "House" "elected" Mr Pul as the new leader of the House.
December 17, 2015: Speaker Rebia moves High Court.
January 5, 2016: Justice BK Sarma of the Gauhati High Court stayed the disqualification of 14 Congress legislators. The Speaker's plea for his case to be heard in another court was turned down, prompting him to approach the Supreme Court.
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