The Speaker appointed under section 180 (i) of the Constitution by the Governor of Goa was exclusively directed to conduct a vote of confidence on 4th March 2004 at 1430 hrs IST. but it seems the Speaker Mr Francisco Sardinha extended his brief to hearing the petition filed by Mr Jeetendra Deshprabhu demanding the disqualification of Mr Mathany Saldanha the lone UGDP mamber supporting the BJP combine.
After the hearing which went on till today the Speaker Mr Sardinha refused to permit Mr Saldanha to vote and when the House assembled for the vote at 1430 hrs IST both sides BJP 16 and INC + MGP + NCP were fifteen and the Speaker cast his vote. Mr Rane was declared as having won the vote of confidence. However the ex CM alleged that the Speaker appointed by the Governor under 180(1) extended his brief and this perogative of reviewing petition of Mr Saldanha was outside the purview of the Speaker thus appointed as the letter to the ex CM from the Governor clearly states. With a turmoil thus created the BJP MLAs have rushed to the Governors office at Dona Paula demanding the dismissal of the Rane Government for having failed to win the vote of Confidence. And as the battle of wits continues there is more to come from the Dona Paula end from the Porvorim end GODFREY J I GONSALVES BORDA MARGAO GOA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help save the life of a child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/mGEjbB/5WnJAA/E2hLAA/0FHolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> http://www.goa-world.com http://www.live365.com/stations/61664 Live Konkani Music http://www.mahableshwar.com/ Addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL to this page: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
