India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
Chandigarh, Aug 27: Amid the ongoing tussle in the ruling Congress in Punjab, opposition parties, including the AAP and SAD, on Friday asked the Amarinder Singh-led government to prove its majority in the Assembly.
A delegation of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs led by Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema met the Governor here and claimed that the Congress government was “in minority”.
The group demanded that a special session of the state assembly be convened and the chief minister directed to prove his government’s majority in the house.
According to a statement from AAP, the party leaders said if Amarinder Singh evades proving his government’s majority in next seven days, the assembly should be dissolved immediately.
The Congress has 80 MLAs in the 117-member Punjab Assembly.
The opposition”s demand has come at a time when the Punjab Congress is facing a crisis due to the…