Congress welcomes HC verdict on BSP plea\, questions validity of whip issued by Mayawati

NEW DELHI: Congress welcomed the HC decision to dismiss BJP petition and questioned the validity of a whip issued by Mayawati through her colleague Satish Mishra, asking erstwhile BSP MLAs to vote against the Gehlot government on the assembly floor.

Rajasthan PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra said: “As per the rules, the whip of political parties are not issued by national office-bears but by designated chief whip of the party in the assembly or Parliament.” AICC general secretary Aviansh Pandey said: “When all the six BSP MLAs have joined Congress, who is there to issue whip on behalf of BSP in the House. This is nothing but a gimmick by BJP through BSP.”