Speaker to hear disqualification pleas on February 13 and 14

PANAJI: State Legislative Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar will hear the disqualification petitions filed by the Congress and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party against their MLAs who have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on February 13 and 14.
The notices have been issued to all the MLAs to remain present for the hearings at the Speaker’s chamber at the State Legislative Assembly Complex, Porvorim.
While the 10 Congress MLAs who have joined the BJP have been called for hearing on February 13 at 11 am, two MLAs of the MGP who joined BJP have been called for hearing on February 14 at 11 am.