Kalikho Pul parades 30 MLAs, accuses Tuki of misinterpreting order of SC

Guwahati: A day after the Supreme Court order, former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Kalikho Pul here on Thursday paraded his 30 MLAs before the media and accused his successor Nabam Tuki of misinterpreting the order of the apex court.

Pointing out that dissident MLAs of Congress have merged with Peoples Party of Arunachal (PPA), Mr Pul told reporters that they respect the verdict of the court and would go by the order of the Governor asking Mr Tuki to prove majority on the floor of the house on Saturday at Itanagar. The Arunachal Pradesh Governor has convened the session of the assembly on July 16 for floor test.

Mr Pul has also decided not to challenge the order of the apex court as legal battle may give a longer lease of life to the reinstated chief minister Nabam Tuki. Mr Pul said that apex court had passed ruling on three core issues, which relates to advancing of the assembly, conducting assembly outside the premises and removal of the speaker. Meanwhile, Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Nabam Tuki who took over the office soon after the apex court reinstated him arrived Itanagar on Thursday.