(News) UP assembly passes resolution to divide state into four smaller states

The Uttar Pradesh assembly on Monday passed a resolution seeking to divide the state into four parts. The resolution was passed with a voice vote.

The UP assembly was adjourned sine die immediately after the passage of the resolution seeking to divide the sate.

Earlier in the day, the assembly was adjourned for an hour amid uproar created by SP, BJP and Congress MLA over no-confidence motion and resolution on division of UP. Contrary to constitutional norms, chief minister Mayawati was not present at the start of the session.

As soon as the session started, SP served a notice of no-confidence claiming it has support of all the opposition parties and 70 ruling BSP MLAs. BJP has also served a no-confidence notice. The opposition demanded that no-confidence motion should to be taken up immediately and put for voting. Speaker Sukhdev Rajbhar assured the opposition that the no-confidence motion will be taken up later as per rules. However, opposition created ruckus forcing the Speaker to defer the session.

BSP government wanted to first pass vote-of-accounts and then take up the no-confidence motion but opposition did not agree claiming that the government does not enjoy majority of the House and it has no right to conduct the House.

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Courtesy: timesofindia.indiatimes.com