In the events following Mayawati’s resignation, now reports are coming that it might be rejected on technical grounds. Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati on Tuesday had announced her resignation as a Rajya Sabha member, hours after the Chair asked her to restrict her impromptu speech on anti-Dalit violence in Saharanpur of Uttar Pradesh.
However, the Chairman is likely to reject the BSP supremo's resignation as her resignation letter also provided an explanation for her resignation, which is in contravention of the rules of the House. Members quitting the House need to submit their resignation in a simple format without any conditions.
Her resignation letter said, “When I got up to speak, the government side did not allow me to complete. Their members stood up and interfered... Instead of asking them not to interfere, the deputy chairman asked me to end as the allocated three minutes were over. Which rule says a member cannot speak for more than three minutes. It is not good."
The case is similar to what happened in the case of Navjot Singh Sidhu. He became the member of Lok Sabha in 2004 and resigned from the house in 2006. His resignation was also rejected due to excessive detailing.
The rule seems to apply to Mayawati as well. Her three-page resignation is not its appropriate form to be accepted by the chair. There is all possibility that the resignation letter submitted by her would be rejected by the office and she would be asked to re-draft and re-submit the resignation.
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