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New Delhi Jan 28 PTI BJP president J P Nadda on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court order that held the Maharashtra assembly decision to suspend 12 BJP MLAs from the House for one year as unconstitutional and irrational The courts verdict to reject this decision which was in violation of democracy and the constitution is a victory of truth Nadda said adding that the BJP will continue to raise its voice against Maharashtras Maha Vikas Aghadi government The BJP will always battle for peoples rights in line with the Indian Constitution and democracy he said The apex court delivered its verdict on the pleas filed by the 12 BJP MLAs who had challenged their one-year suspension from the state assembly for allegedly misbehaving with the presiding officer They were suspended for one year on July 5 last year from the Maharashtra Assembly after the state government had accused them of misbehaving with presiding officer Bhaskar Jadhav in the Speakers chamber PTI KR RCJ RCJ

New Delhi Jan 19 PTI The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved order on the pleas filed by 12 BJP MLAs who challenged their one-year suspension from Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for allegedly misbehaving with the presiding officer A three-judge bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar asked the parties to file their written submissions within a week At the outset senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani appearing for one of the MLAs submitted that prolonged suspension is worse than expulsion as the rights of the constituents are affected Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for the other MLAs said the decision for one year suspension was grossly irrational The apex court had on Tuesday said suspension from Legislative Assembly for one year should be linked with some purpose and there has to be an overpowering reason that the member should not be allowed to even attend the next session The 12 BJP MLAs have filed petitions challenging the resolution passed by the Assembly to suspend them for one year They were suspended on July 5 last year from the Assembly after the state government had accused them of misbehaving with presiding officer Bhaskar Jadhav in the Speakers chamber The 12 suspended members are Sanjay Kute Ashish Shelar Abhimanyu Pawar Girish Mahajan Atul Bhatkhalkar Parag Alavani Harish Pimpale Yogesh Sagar Jay Kumar Rawat Narayan Kuche Ram Satpute and Bunty Bhangdia The motion to suspend these MLAs was moved by state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Parab and passed by a voice vote PTI PKS SA

New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a plea of 12 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs from Maharashtra challenging their one-year suspension from the state Legislative Assembly for allegedly misbehaving with the presiding officer.

Mumbai Dec 28 PTI Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday said MLAs who represent the people of the state need to maintain decorum and follow parliamentary protocols in the Assembly and Vidhan Bhavan premisesHe was speaking in the Assembly on code of conduct for membersLegislative Assembly deputy speaker Narhari Zirwal said a booklet on model code of conduct for members in the House and in Vidhan Bhavan premises has been provided to themZirwal said the booklet has been sent to MLAs through emails and hard copies have also been made available in the legislatureThe deputy speaker said the decision to distribute the booklet to MLAs was taken after a meeting of group leaders whips and the leader of the opposition in his chamber in the morningThe meeting was called in response to a letter sent by Shiv Sena MLA and party whip Sunil PrabhuPawar said Assembly members who present the 12 crore population of the state need to exercise decorum and follows parliamentary protocolsHe said times have changed as live telecast of proceedings allows citizens to gauge what their elected representatives are doing in the HouseWe dont represent animals Making fun of others and making sounds of animals is betrayal of the peoples trust in you Pawar said apparently referring to last weeks incident of BJP MLA Nitesh Rane making meow sound when state minister Aaditya Thackeray entered the Vidhan Bhavan premisesSimilarly the opposition BJP had accused Shiv Sena member Bhaskar Jadhav of mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the House last week an act for which the ruling party MLA later apologizedPawar said conduct of the members reflects on the dignity of the HouseLeader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP supported Pawar Sudhir Mungantiwar BJP said rights and dignity of members also need to be protected when they are working to raise peoples issues and the Chair needs to do something about itNotably 12 BJP MLAs were suspended from the Assembly for one year for allegedly misbehaving with the presiding officer in the Speakers chamber during the monsoon session in July this year PTI MR RSY RSY

Mumbai Dec 24 PTI Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Narhari Zirwal on Friday asked the legislature secretary not to respond to the Supreme Courts notice on the plea filed by 12 BJP MLAs challenging their one-year suspension The 12 legislators were suspended on July 5 this year after they allegedly misbehaved with presiding officer Bhaskar Jadhav in the Speakers chamber Zirwal directed the government to apprise the apex court of the developments that led to the suspension of these BJP members BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar wondered how the government can hold speakers election by keeping 12 voters suspended Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis said the 12 legislators have applied to the speakers office requesting their suspension be reconsidered I hope their suspension is revoked before the speakers election next week he said Zirwal said that the SC notice was received by the legislature secretariat on December 21 The 12 suspended members are Sanjay Kute Ashish Shelar Abhimanyu Pawar Girish Mahajan Atul Bhatkhalkar Parag Alavani Harish Pimpale Yogesh Sagar Jay Kumar Rawal Narayan Kuche Ram Satpute and Bunty Bhangdia On December 14 the Supreme Court had sought responses from the Maharashtra legislative assembly and the state government on the pleas filed by these MLAs who have challenged their one-year suspension The apex court had observed that the issues raised in the matter and arguments advanced by the advocates appearing for the petitioners as well as the state are debatable and require deeper consideration PTI MR NP NP