Govind Kunjwal

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  Uttarakhand Speaker Cancels Membership Of 2 Legislators For Cross Voting

  Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal today disqualified BJP's Bhimlal Arya and Congress' Rekha Arya from the House under the anti-defection law for voting against their parties during the floor test held on May 10.

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  Uttrakhand Assembly Effective Strength Is 62: Govind Singh Kunjwal

  Uttrakhand Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal on Thursday said the "effective strength" of the House has now come down to 62 as the state High Court has upheld the disqualification of the nine rebel Congress lawmakers.

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  'Governor Not Centre's Agent,' Uttarakhand High Court Tells Government

  Hearing former Chief Minister Harish Rawat's petition challenging President's Rule in Uttarakhand - imposed last month in controversial circumstances - the state's top judge said today that the Governor "is not an agent of the Centre."

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  BJP Accuses Harish Rawat-Govind Singh Kunjwal Of 'Violating' Constitution

  Accusing Harish Rawat and Govind Singh Kunjwal violating the Constitution, BJP on Monday claimed if a CBI inquiry is launched into the happenings of the state Assembly on March 18 in the wake of a crisis in the House neither of them would be able go scot-free.

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  Uttarakhand Crisis: Congress Flaunts Lawmakers Before Governor

  The Congress' Harish Rawat, chief minister of Uttarakhand till yesterday, met the state's Governor today along with 33 lawmakers and handed him letters of support that he says show that he still has a majority to head a government.

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  Uttarakhand Speaker Acting As Chief Minister Harish Rawat's Agent, Says BJP

  Casting doubts on the impartiality of Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal, main opposition BJP today accused him of working as Chief Minister Harish Rawat's "agent" and asked him resign if he had even an iota of self-respect left in him.

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  President Pranab Mukherjee to Address Special Session of Uttarakhand Assembly

  President Pranab Mukherjee will address a special session of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly tomorrow as part of his two day visit to the state.

• Uttarakhand: Figure of 10,000 deaths is incorrect, says Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna

  Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has dubbed as "inaccurate" the state Assembly Speaker's claim that more than 10,000 people may have died in the flash floods and landslides that were triggered by torrential rain in the state two weeks ago. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that more than 900 people have died in the massive calamit...

• Uttarakhand: death toll could cross 10,000, says Assembly Speaker

  Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal has said that he fears that more than 10,000 people may have died in the flash floods and landslides that have ravaged the state since June 16. Officially, the death toll is nearly 1000.

• Congress leader Govind Singh Kunjwal elected new Speaker of Uttarakhand Assembly

  The Congress government in Uttarakhand has won its first trial of strength today. The party's Govind Singh Kunjwal, a close confidant of Union Minister Harish Rawat, has been elected as the new Speaker of the Uttarakhand Assembly.