As Uttarakhand HC quashes President's Rule, judgment day for BJP on Twitter
In a major setback to the Modi government, the Uttarakhand High Court on April 21 set aside Centre's decision to impose President’s Rule in the state.
"We don’t agree with the imposition of the President’s rule," the division bench headed by Chief Justice KM Joseph said.
FLASH: #Uttarakhand HC sets aside President's rule proclamation
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 21, 2016
Nainital High Court scraps President's Rule in Uttarakhand. #ITVideohttps://t.co/bHHVZFJoVr
— IndiaTodayFLASH (@IndiaTodayFLASH) April 21, 2016
The court has ordered a floor test on April 29, to test the confidence of Harish Rawat government.
Describing the court's verdict as a victory of people of the state, Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat criticised the BJP for the political crisis.
President’s Rule was imposed in Uttarakhand in the wake of a rebellion in the ruling Congress. Amid growing dissent against the leadership of Harish Rawat, nine Congress MLAs, had joined hands with the opposition BJP, triggering a political crisis in the state.
#Uttarakhand HC sets aside President's rule proclamation: Celebrations at Harish Rawat's residence in Dehradun pic.twitter.com/Q1LM1acu24
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 21, 2016
Here's how social media reacted:
Attorney General & Solicitor General were unprepared,we should appoint new people-Subramanian Swamy,BJP #Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/ofRLi3qprP
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 21, 2016
BJP may indeed win on Apr 29 & rule tiny #Uttarakhand for a year. But what'll endure politically & morally is the humiliation of H-C verdict
— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) April 21, 2016
To achieve the foolish aim of a Congress-Mukt-Bharat, @narendramodi shd deliver & win elections, not subvert the Constitution #Uttarakhand
— Pawan Khera (@Pawankhera) April 21, 2016
This is a huge embarrassment to Modi Govt. He shud stop interfering wid elected govts and respect democracy https://t.co/ufKtxCSlXW
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 21, 2016Ukhand Prez rule was bad in law. Floor test should decide majority, not cabinet. Lesson for our leaders turned rulers.
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) April 21, 2016
And here @MANJULtoons explains what is happening to the BJP/Central govt in the HC #Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/kXBNafJqG6
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) April 21, 2016
This is lawlessness through courts. https://t.co/Vc3FU8WG5V
— R Jagannathan (@TheJaggi) April 21, 2016
Ukhand Prez rule was bad in law. Floor test should decide majority, not cabinet. Lesson for our leaders turned rulers.
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) April 21, 2016
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 21, 2016
The #Uttarakhand verdict reaffirms an inalienable truth: political shortcuts CAN NOT prevail over constitutional & popular sovereignty
— Milind Deora (@milinddeora) April 21, 2016
First major constitutional setback for Modi sarkar from U-K HC. Best for c govt to abandon attempts at jod tod ki rajneeti. #Uttarakhand
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) April 21, 2016
With a new AG and SG we can win the Uttarakhand case. We had kep these two out of Arunachal and won
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) April 21, 2016
Anti-constitutional juggernaut of BJP's central govt halted in its tracks by judiciary in Uttarakhand. A slap to subverters of Constitution.
— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) April 21, 2016
Wisdom has not dawned sources say the centre wants to appeal #Uttarakhand HC order in SC despite the scathing indictment!
— swati chaturvedi (@bainjal) April 21, 2016
Big big setback for the centre in #Uttarakhand. Questions must be raised about political acumen of those managing political affairs of BJP
— bhupendra chaubey (@bhupendrachaube) April 21, 2016