CM does not want house reconvened: O Joy

IMPHAL, January 23: The chief minister W Nipamacha Singh, has no inclination to have the adjourned winter session of the State Assembly reconvened, MPP leader O Joy Singh observed today while speaking to media persons at his office chamber at the state Assembly. The MPP MLA said the failure of those Ruling MLAs who had been invited to a meeting by the Speaker on January 20 last to discuss the reconvening of the Assembly session to turn up made it obvious and the CM and the ruling MLAs were not interested in reconvening the Assembly. O Joy further said the negligence of the chief minister, who is the leader of the House, in such a critical situation of the State, was very unfortunate for the State. He also charged that the ruling front members were flouting the norms of parliamentary democracy by trying to get the stalled Assembly session prorogued twice, without involving the proper procedures. He added that prorogations of the House can only be done through the Assembly secretary. He charged that the ruling front was trying to use the Speaker as a rubber stamp which they wanted to keep in their pockets. He added that in such a tense political situation, the Speaker needs to act tactfully for successfully conducting the business of the House. Referring to the chief minister's reported reply to the Speaker's invitation to the January 20 meeting, that the latter should come to the CM's bungalow for holding the meeting, he said it was highly unreasonable, and seriously affected the dignity and moral standing of the Speaker. He added that the continuing tension between the Ruling and Opposition group was obvious, and it was still necessary to bring a congenial atmosphere. He said this was possible through understanding and coordination between the Speaker and the leaders of the House.