Punjab BJP workers to hold counter-march towards CM Bhagwant Mann’s residence as AAP MLAs hold similar protest against Governor
Vishav Bharti
Chandigarh, September 22
The BJP workers on Thursday started gathering outside the state headquarters in Chandigarh to hold a march towards Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s residence.
The development came soon after ruling AAP MLAs started their protest march against the Punjab Governor’s withdrawal of assent to summon a special day-long Assembly session to bring a confidence motion on Thursday to “seek confidence of the people of state”.
The Governor withdrew the permission a day before the session on the plea to seek legal opinion after the Opposition Congress and the BJP approached him arguing that the House rules did not allow it.
Meanwhile, to recall the session most probably by next week, the Cabinet called a hurried meeting here on Thursday. On September 19, the AAP government had decided to convene the special session.
Mann had said this special session would clear the mystery regarding the alleged conspiracy to topple the democratically elected government in Punjab.
