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Rio hints at going to court

Kohima: The former Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio, on Saturday hinted at going to court against the imposition of President’s Rule in the State on Thursday.

“Some of our friends [party leaders] in Delhi are consulting legal experts whether the Centre’s decision should go for a judicial review in appropriate courts,” Mr. Rio said here after meeting Governor K. Shankaranarayanan.

Defends Speaker

Defending the Nagaland Speaker’s decision to debar nine MLAs of the Nagaland People’s Front (NPF) and three Independents during the voting on a no-trust motion on December 13 under the provisions of the anti-defection law, Mr. Rio asked why the same yardsticks were not applied in the case of States such as Goa and Meghalaya where the presiding officers saved the ruling governments under the same law.

The Speaker’s action helped Mr. Rio win the trial of strength on the floor of the Assembly on December 13.

Mr. Rio said only appropriate courts could take up the Speaker’s decision for a judicial review but not any other authority and ridiculed the State Congress leaders for their refusal to go to court against the outcome of the no-trust voting in the Assembly.

“When DAN (Democratic Alliance of Nagaland) dared the Congress leaders to go to court, they refused to do so. Rather, they pressured the Centre for dismissal of my government and finally succeeded in bringing President’s Rule, Mr. Rio said. — PTI

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