Mumbai, June 29 : Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has directed Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s government to face a floor test and prove its majority in the Assembly on Thursday.
A three-page letter to this effect was issued to the Assembly Secretary by the Raj Bhavan late on Tuesday, soon after a delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met the Governor and sought immediate directions to the MVA to prove its majority.
The Governor has convened a one-day special session of the Assembly on Thursday with a single-point agenda of a trust vote against the Chief Minister in view of the political upheavals along with legal, procedural issues witnessed in the past nine days.
“As the Constitutional head of the state, I must ensure that the government functions with the support and confidence of the House. Thus, I have issued a communication to the Chief Minister calling upon him to prove his majority on the floor of the House on 30.06.2022,” said the Governor.
The Assembly will convene at 11 am and end at 5 pm. The day’s proceedings shall be video-graphed and telecast live, with provisions for adequate security both inside and outside the legislature.
