Tripura Speaker Ratan Chakraborty to take action against BJP MLA who joined Trinamool

AGARTALA: Tripura Speaker Ratan Chakraborty has initiated action under the anti-defection law against BJP MLA Ashis Das who joined the Trinamool Congress during its rally here on Sunday, officials said on Monday.

Assembly Secretary Bishnu Pada Karmakar said that the Speaker, under the anti-defection law (the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution) would issue a letter to Das to explain his position. "The letter being issued to the legislator and after getting his reply, the Speaker, through a legal process, would decide the next course of action against Das," Karmakar said.

Bharatiya Janata Party's Tripura chief Manik Saha said that at the moment, the party would not take any action as he has yet to resign from the party before joining the Trinamool. "I have learnt that the Speaker would take appropriate steps under the anti-defection law. The party is aware about his (Das) activities," said Saha.

Das, a Scheduled Caste leader and a BJP MLA from the Surma Assembly seat in northern Tripura, on Monday said that the governance in Tripura is worse than British rule. In a setback to the BJP, Das along with party's national executive member from West Bengal, Rajib Banerjee on Sunday joined the Trinamool during its first major rally in Agartala, addressed by its General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee. (IANS)

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