Citizenship Amendment Bill: The Government and Opponents' Own Arguments.

The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 has taken the first step towards becoming a law, the cabinet has passed it, now it will reach the President's way through Parliament, after which the gazette will take the form of notification. Like the previous draft of the bill, opposition has also started this time. Many politicians are against this, questions are also being raised on its legal aspects. Opponents say that the cab cannot be seen separately from the NRC, while the government says that the two are separate subjects. 

What is the government saying?

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, "There has been continuous religious persecution of minorities in all the three neighbouring regions of India, due to which they have to take refuge in India. The decision to give citizenship rights to six minority groups is in the spirit of universal religion. Pakistan and Afghanistan are 'Islamic' republics. Secularism is included in the Preamble to the Constitution of Bangladesh, but Islam has been described as a national religion. The Modi government's bill provides for citizenship to six religious Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis who belong to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh who have either entered India illegally Or, after coming here, their documents have expired. These people have come to India from these three countries because of religious persecution or for fear of happening. 

This will be applicable to those who have been living here before 31 December 2014. The country's Home Minister and the President of the Bhartiya Janta Party, Amit Shah, have also spoken about the crimes of minorities in the three neighbouring countries for conversion, harassment of their women, taking of girls and clarifying that such people Have taken refuge in India, this law will give them relief.

What did Amit Shah say?

Amit Shah, who is said to be the closest companion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had said in an interview given to Network18 that in the past seven times in India, citizenship has been given on a large scale. In this case, he cited the partition of India i.e. 1947, Bangladesh construction (1971), the return of citizens from Uganda to India, the civilians in Sri Lanka due to civil war, and the granting of citizenship to the Tamils ​​from that time. Nobody opposed it and when BJP wants to do the same, then why oppose it?

The Home Minister said that since Muslims cannot be accused in Islamic countries, the name of Muslims has not been taken in the bill. Amit Shah also said that the proposed citizenship law and National Register of Citizens i.e. NRC are different things. On the question that the agenda is being run against the Muslims under the guise of the bill and NRC, the BJP president said that which country in the world which does not take account of its citizens, then where is the talk of anti-Muslim in it  has come and those who are not Indians should go from here.

What are the arguments against the bill?

According to Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, "The introduction of the Citizenship Amendment Bill is a disrespect to our freedom fighters as it will revive the principle of two nations. As a Muslim I rejected the principle of Jinnah. Now you remain a law That will remind people of two nations. "

Guwahati-based lawyer Aman Wadud says that the Citizenship Amendment Act and the NRC do not need to be read in separate slots, only then the whole matter becomes clear.

Aman Wadud, who has been fighting the case in favor of citizens for a long time in NRC case, says, "Citizenship of people in NRC is being investigated or will be done and those who are suspected will be excluded from it." He says, "But on the other hand you are saying that if you are from any one of these six religions, then there is a law for you which will give you citizenship. It is clear who you are targeting. They are Muslims. "

Many ministers of the Modi government and in recent times, even Home Minister Amit Shah have insisted that NRC will be prepared for the people of the entire country. Amit Shah has said that there will be NRC in Assam again. Important ministers of the ruling BJP government in Assam have refused to accept the recent NRC, whereas all this happened under the supervision of the Supreme Court. Reports so far have revealed that 19 lakh people whose names are outside Assam NRC have more Hindus. Famous writer, journalist Tony Joseph tweeted and wrote that the proposed law is similar to Hitler's Nazi scheme. Joseph says that the crookedness of this bill is understandable when you talk about NRC being done in the entire country. The CAB will give the government the right that it will be able to tell the people of one community only to prove that they are not illegal migrants.

Student activist Syed Azharuddin considers this to be part of BJP's 'Hindu vote-bank politics'. Opponents are also raising the question that if the matter is about the persecution of minorities in neighboring countries, then why are Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Tibet out of the bill, while Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists are accused of harassment in these countries too. Anas Tanveer questions who gave India the patron role of Hindus, Anas Tanveer, who advocates in the Supreme Court, says that the Citizenship Amendment Bill is a violation of the basic spirit of the Constitution - Preamble, besides laws like life, equality.

Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha has said that this step has been taken with the intention of making India like Israel - which aims to be a country for religious people (those who believe in one religion).

Are there Global causes affecting Indian economy ?

GDP reached 4.5 percent in the current quarter, which is at the lowest level in the last six years. India's GDP was 5% of the previous quarter. Since the presentation of the budget in July this year, the government has taken several steps to bring the economy back on track. But on seeing the statistics related to the economy, the question arises whether the steps taken by the government are proving effective? During this time you will see that more than 30 such steps have been taken by the government. But the most discussed thing is the corporate tax cut. On 20 September, a reduction in corporate tax was announced. There are two levels of this tax reduction. There was talk of applying 22 percent rate to all companies, while the rate of 15 percent on new manufacturing companies was talked about. The biggest question arose whether the economy was benefited by this new cut or not.

Looking at the situation so far, it is known that due to that no new investment has come in India. But there is also a big reason behind this. It takes two-three months to see the effect of such a decision, sometimes even up to six months. If we look at the stock market, the super rich surcharge that was increased in the budget had a bad effect on the stock market. Later, the government withdrew this step but by then the stock market had suffered. The stock market did not recover from that situation very quickly. After that now the situation is being seen in the Indian stock market, the components within the country are not as responsible as the global economic situation.

Global causes affecting Indian economy

The situation of trade war between the USA and China has affected the economy of the whole world. This is the biggest reason for the Indian economy being affected. The second reason is that in Europe, America, all of Africa or all of Asia - somewhere in all the countries of the world the economy is lying sluggish. There is a situation of recession in many places. For the earning of any country, it is important that the goods manufactured in the country are sold. If our goods are sold outside the country, then we will earn. There is a double hit on India - Goods are not sold in the domestic market even within India, and there is no one to buy our goods in the foreign market because the situation is bad there. These are the reasons which have affected the Indian economy to some extent.

Are there policy mistakes regarding the economy?

India has taken measures to increase investment so far. But it is also important that steps should be taken to increase consumption simultaneously. Economy is a vehicle that has two wheels i.e., invests and consumes. If the government increases investment but does not take steps to increase consumption, then it has some effect. Whether it is about the budget or after that, especially the matter of reduction in corporate tax - it was a big step to increase investment. To increase consumption, the government will need to reduce income tax.

If income tax is reduced, more money will come in the hands of people. With this, if people are assured that they do not have to worry and their jobs are safe, then people will start consuming. If consumption increases, the industry will be excited to invest more and make more goods. The one drawback in the entire system is that the government has not made arrangements to give more money in the hands of the people to increase consumption. If the government has done this, then the situation of the economy can be much better.

GDP 4.5%: How it became worst in 6 years ?

The last quarter GDP growth figure has arrived. The apprehensions have proved to be true. The rate of GDP growth has come down to four and a half percent. Shortly before, the news agency Reuters surveyed economists in which it was expected that the rate would fall below five percent. But they too had expected the figure to be up to 4.7 percent. Now the figure that has come is worse than this fear. This is the worst figure in the last six years, before that in 2013, between January and March this rate was at 4.3%. It is a matter of concern that this is the sixth consecutive quarter when the rate of GDP growth has come down. The most worrying news is that the growth rate of the industry has fallen from 6.7% to just half a percent. On the other hand, the rate of increase in agriculture or agriculture sector has come down from 4.9 to 2.1% and the rate of services has also fallen from 7.3% to 6.8.

How to understand GDP ?

GDP is a gross domestic product.But this means that whatever is being made all over the country, whoever is earning as much as possible, the total sum of all that. And the calculation of earnings is not easy, so here is an easy way to calculate, to calculate expenses. The total expenditure incurred on buying anything is the GDP of the country.

The increase in it is called the GDP growth rate and from that it seems that the rate at which the country is progressing. At the same time, the figure of how much GDP is made above the capita GDP i.e. a person in the country is also released. And if this capita or per capita data remains below, then it directly means that the citizens of the country are in trouble, their needs are getting difficult or their needs are not being met.

While this figure is high, it means better life of citizens. It is not necessary that it does not mean poverty or hunger in the country, because it is average. On average, the capita GDP of America is around 55 thousand dollars, but even there, about ten percent of the people are unable to make arrangements to feed.

What a disturbing statistic !

India's per capita GDP in March this year was $2041, which was about one lakh forty-six thousand rupees. Many people are still raising families in a city like Mumbai on such an annual income.

But this is average. It also means that a lot of people are earning thousands or millions of times from it, and a large part of the country's population is not able to get even one-tenth of it.

The quarterly figure of GDP is also a matter of concern that in the last one and a half years, it has reached there by falling, which is the weakest figure of the last six years. Along with this, the other big concern is that the situation is not likely to improve at the moment.

Most economists believe that this time the increase in decline means that it is difficult to improve for the whole year. That is, they are seeing a decline in the pace of progress for the entire financial year. This too when the government has taken many steps to improve it.

The government is aiming to create a five trillion dollar economy. It is only by calculating the calculator that the GDP growth rate for it should be above 12 percent. For the last ten years, India has been dreaming of 10 percent growth, and has generally been growing between seven and eight percent annually. Last year, the rate has fallen by almost seven percent. But now if it falls further, it is a symptom of serious trouble.

The symptom of trouble is also because the fastest decline is visible in expenses. That too in the expenses of the common man is called consumer spending. That is, people are not buying goods, people are cutting expenses and thinking of the money they have or spending more.

The effect of this is that if there is no expenditure, then the goods will not be sold. If not, the traders and companies who make it will sell. He is in difficulty and his staff is in trouble. People's salary will not increase. Maybe, not even the mills, and there is a fear of going to the job. Many people have lost their jobs. Such news is coming from all around. This means that people do not have confidence in their own progress.

So far all that the government has done is on the path that loans from banks arise, money should come into the system, business should be fast and growth will increase.

But getting loan cheaper is not the cure for this problem. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says that there is no recession in the country. From the theory of economics, she can be right that by definition it is not a state of slowdown or contraction. But what is called slow down in English will also be called recession in Hindi. And the Finance Minister himself has admitted that there is probably a slowdown.

Way Forward:

Now the question is what is the treatment of this slowdown. How will this trust come in the mind of the consumer that he should put his hand in his pocket and spend money by withdrawing money. There is only one way. The boom in the job market.

When people will see that they have a job in their hands and two offers in front, then this excitement arises in their mind that they start thinking of spending before earning.

Scholars have many suggestions for how this situation will come. But at this time, a problem of the government is also visible that the suggestions that come up should be tried out. This path does not follow. Even if the stock market runs, it is difficult to keep the economy going.

Right now, the new scholars who have joined the Economic Advisory Council have a lot of experience and some very effective suggestions. The government will at least have to heed the advice of these people.

Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had expressed apprehension that with the demonetisation, the GDP growth rate may fall by one and a half percent. Now that this seems to be true, at least talking to them can cure the disease.

But after the latest data comes out, it can be said that instead of getting entangled in the technical definition of recession and the jargon of relapse or slowdown, the government should now seriously consider that the situation is very bad, and to recover from this situation Forgetting the distinction of parties, there should be a move towards taking everyone along and taking measures at war level.

The Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019 was introduced in the Lok Sabha today.

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment, Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar introduced the Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha today.

Earlier, opposing the introduction of the bill, RSP KNK Premachandran, Trinamool Congress's Saugata Roy and Congress's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary, calling the said code anti-employee, demanded the government to send it to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour, said that it has not  consulted the states. Sowat Rai said that no labour organization had demanded this code and said Industry organizations wanted, so the government has brought it on its own. Describing it as 'anti-labor', he said that it should be sent to the Standing Committee on Labour. Chaudhary also demanded to send it to the Standing Committee stating it as 'anti-labor'.

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal said that the members have not given any single reason to prove that there is no legislative authority to bring the bill to this house. K. Subbarayan and CPI-M's Abdul Majeed Arif and S. Venkatesan also sought permission to speak in opposition to the introduction of the bill, but the Lok Sabha Speaker said that notices had not been given in the past. Members can elaborate during the discussion. Left not allowed to speak, members of the Left walked out of the House. Gangwar said that the government has brought the Industrial Relations Code after long discussion and consultation with labor organizations and all state governments. There is no provision against the rights of workers. He then introduced the 'Industrial Relations Code, 2019' in the House.

While presenting the bill, Mr. Gangwar said that this code has been prepared after extensive consultation with representatives of trade unions, employee organizations and state governments. The Bill aims to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the service conditions of employment in trade unions, industrial establishments or undertakings and the investigation and settlement of industrial disputes. The draft Industrial Relations Code is governed by these three Central Labour Acts like the Trade Union Act, 1926; The merger, simplification and rationalization of the relevant provisions of the Industrial Employment (Standing Order) Act, 1946 and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 have been prepared. The Union Cabinet approved the Code of Industrial Relations, 2019 on 20 November 2019.

Benefits :

A concept has been introduced through the formation of a two-member tribunal (in place of one member), which will jointly adjudicate on some important matters, while the remaining cases will be adjudicated by a single member. 

There will be flexibility in the 'exit' provisions (relating to lay-offs, etc.), under which the initial limit required for prior approval of the appropriate government has been kept unchanged at the level of 100 employees. 

However, a provision has also been added to it, under which 'such number of employees' can be changed through notification. Reskilling fund, which will be used to lend to workers in a manner that is yet to be determined. 

Definition of fixed-term employment. There would be no notice period under it and excluding compensation on lay-offs. Government officials will be empowered to adjudicate on disputes related to penalties as fines, reducing the tribunal's workload.

How President's rule in Maharashtra ended without cabinet meeting ?

For weeks after the assembly election results, there was a tussle between BJP, Congress, Shiv Sena and NCP for power in Maharashtra. The BJP, which had emerged as the single largest party, could not stake claim to form the government due to unease over power-sharing with its former ally Shiv Sena. Since all parties failed to prove majority, President's rule was imposed on November 12, 2019. On the night of 22 November, there were reports that a coalition of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress would soon form the government. However, the next day everyone got a shock when the BJP formed the government, claiming the support of NCP MLAs. President's rule was repealed under Rule 12 of the Government of India (Transaction of Business) 1961 at 5:47 am, just hours before the oath ceremony. The provision that was used by the Prime Minister to repeal President's rule is Rule 12 of the Government of India (Transaction of Business) 1961. This provision states: "Rule 12 of the Government of India (Transaction of Business) 1961 gives the Prime Minister the right to allow or ignore deviations from the rules to the extent necessary to settle a situation of excessive urgency or unexpected contingency in a particular case. Even in such situations, the process of trial and inter-ministerial consultation has to be followed. All the cases are mandatory under Rule 12 Must be forwarded through the Cabinet Secretary and sent directly to the Prime Minister in any case. The following guidelines are required to be followed in cases necessary for Rule 12 to be implemented:

A) Proposals only Administrative Ministry / To be extended by the Department, which will be related to the subject of Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961. 

B) A detailed justification in the proposals It must clearly state the urgency and exceptional circumstances involved in the case, which need to be processed under Rule 12, as well as a statement explaining the reasons why the proposal received the approval of the competent authority in time. Why can't it be processed. 

C) The Secretary of the Department / Ministry shall ensure that all requirements including inter-ministerial consultation are met before submission of proposals for approval under this rule. This fact has to be mentioned in the proposal submitted for approval under Rule 12

 D) The concerned Ministries / Departments in all matters, the Minister in-charge, Finance Minister in matters related to the outflow of funds, and the Minister concerned, whose work involves the subject, approved the proposal through Cabinet Secretary. 

 The origin of the provision is in Article 77 of the Indian Constitution titled "Conduct of the work of the Government of India". This shows that under this article work has been set by the Government of India in relation to its businesses. Clause 3 of the said article states that "The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of business of the Government of India and the allocation among the ministers of the said business". The Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules 1961 has been made under Article 77 (3). The power to make rules of business can be ascertained under the said rule in Article 53, which states that the executive power of the Union shall be exercised directly by the President or by his subordinate officers in accordance with the Constitution and Article 74 (1), Under which they are required to discharge their functions with the help and advice of the Council of Ministers. This means that the decisions of the Government of India are not always taken personally by the President. Decisions can be taken by the concerned minister or authorized officer under the rules of business decided by the President under Article 77 (3). It has been said in many cases that if all decisions are taken by the President or even by the Ministers, then the functioning of the government will stop. 

Article 77 (3) of the Constitution makes two provisions for better administration: 1. Empower the President to implement the rules of transactions for the smooth conduct of government business; 2) The rules made under provision (1) of allocation of the said business among ministers are the rules of business relating to administration. Authorized officers under these rules are able to take decisions on behalf of the ministers concerned. The minister has control of the overall business undertaken by the department, but in practice most decisions are taken by authorized officials. The work is approved through the signature of the minister. A full reading of the rules in the draft rules giving the Prime Minister special powers will make it clear that the rules are mostly related to the operation of ministries. It prescribes rules for efficient functioning within the Ministry for better administration and redress of issues. It is also involved in matters of the second schedule which require the approval of the Cabinet, e.g., issues of ordinances, cases where differences of opinion arise between two or more, desired decisions of the Cabinet, by the Cabinet in the past.

On one of these rules, Rule 12 of the TOB states: Rule 12 states: "Deviations from the rules — the Prime Minister in any case or classes of cases, the Prime Minister, to the extent necessary, to allow or ignore deviations from the rules. Can give orders. The sentence "to the extent necessary" is the discretion of the Prime Minister. These are the conditions of excessive urgency or unexpected contingency in a particular case to the Prime Minister. Gives the right to allow or ignore deviations from the rules to the extent necessary for the disposal of the Act. In the case of Maharashtra, the Governor shall act in accordance with the advice of the Council of Ministers under Article 163 (2) in the absence of any Government.  Therefore, the Governor's report According to, President's rule was implemented in Maharashtra. The proposal was to be sent by the Union Cabinet to repeal President's rule in Maharashtra. However, the Central Government by passed the requirement of a Cabinet meeting to be held before the President's rule was withdrawn. Exercised special power under Rule 12 of the TOB, 1961.

Maharashtra floor test: Supreme court will pronounce verdict on Tuesday

The Supreme Court reserved its verdict till Tuesday after hearing the arguments of all the parties on Monday for the second consecutive day on a petition filed by the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress against the Governor's decision to invite the BJP to form the government in Maharashtra. The Supreme Court will pronounce its decision in this case at 10.30 am on Tuesday. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of Justices NV Ramana, Ashok Bhushan and Sanjeev Khanna heard the case for the second consecutive day on Monday. In a special hearing on Sunday, the court had directed the Center to produce documents of correspondence between Fadnavis and the Governor of Maharashtra at 10.30 am on Monday. The Solicitor General told the court that he had submitted both the letters to the court - one by Devendra Fadnavis to show support to the Governor and claim to form the government and another by the Governor to invite him to form the government. The SG said that in a letter submitted to the Governor on November 22 by NCP leader Ajit Pawar, he promised the support of the entire 54 MLAs of the Nationalist Congress Party. The letter mentioned that Pawar was the head of the NCP  Party. 

The SG read the letter sent to the Governor by Fadnavis, acknowledging that he had the support of 170 MLAs including 54 NCP MLAs. SG Mehta said, "The Governor acted before them on the basis of material. The court cannot question their discretion." He made it clear at the outset that he was appearing for the Governor's Secretary, as the Governor could not be called as a party in judicial proceedings. Earlier on Sunday, the Supreme Court, while hearing on Sunday, had directed the Central Government to present a letter of support given to the Governor in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court on Sunday directed the Central Government to present the letter of support in the court at 10.30 am on Monday, on the basis of which the Governor of Maharashtra decided to invite BJP to form the government. 

Solicitor General Mehta's 3 main arguments:

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta handed over the letter of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to the Supreme Court.

On floor test: Tushar Mehta asked whether the decision of the Governor can be challenged in any petition under Article 32? The Governor waited till 9 November. When asked by the Shiv Sena on the 10th, it refused to form the government. On 11 November, NCP also refused. Subsequently, President's rule was imposed.

On the credibility of Ajit's letter of support: The letter to the Governor of Ajit Pawar had the signature of 54 MLAs. Ajit had described himself as the leader of the NCP  Party in the letter. The governor did not need to examine the letter he had received. The decision to call Fadnavis for government formation was taken on the basis of the documents placed before him.

On opposition's demand for early assembly session: Of course floor test is the best, but no party can say that floor test should be done within 24 hours. Give us two or three days to file the reply. Pro-tem cannot interfere in assembly processes like election of speaker. The court cannot ask the governor to conduct a floor test within 24 hours. The Governor has given 14 days for this. It should be 7 days justified.

4 major arguments of Fadnavis's lawyer Rohatgi:

On government formation: Mukul Rohatgi said- Shiv Sena, which was with BJP in alliance before the election, left after the results. Subsequently, President's rule was imposed. Fadnavis later received a letter of support from the NCP. So he went to the Governor with the support of 170 MLAs. President's rule was lifted and Fadnavis was sworn in.

On NCP break: One Pawar (Ajit) is with us, one (Sharad) is with the opposition. There must have been some family dispute between them. It was not a matter of concern for us. On the allegation of misuse of MLA's letter: The current case is different from the Karnataka case of 2018. Here all the documents showing majority before the Governor were present. No one is saying that there was a mess with the signatures of the MLAs. The Governor gave all parties a chance. They made sensible decisions through the documents before them.

On the question of the court proving majority: Justice Khanna asked- Can Fadnavis prove majority today. Rohatgi said- The question is whether the court can give any interim order in this case. Can the court ask for a floor test in a given period of time. Not according to me. Rohatgi asked the court not to do a judicial review of the decision of Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

Shiv Sena lawyer Sibal's 2 major arguments

On imposing President's rule: Kapil Sibal said- What was the National Emergency to remove President's rule at 5:17 am and administer oath at 8 am? President's rule removed at 5:17 am. It means that everything was settled before 5:17 am.

On floor test: Floor test should be done in 24 hours in assembly. A senior member of the House completed it with a single ballot and videography. All happened in the dark of night. New opportunities are knocking at the door. Allow floor test to take place in daylight.

Petition approved in Supreme Court, hearing against the Governor's decision will be held tomorrow at 11:30 am

The Shiv Sena has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against Devendra Fadnavis taking oath as Maharashtra CM and Ajit Pawar as deputy CM. NCP leader Dhananjay Munde reached YV Chavan Center for NCP meeting. NCP is to meet here. Earlier, Dhananjay Munde appeared with Ajit Pawar this morning. On Saturday morning, there was a big upsurge in the politics of Maharashtra. Devendra Fandavis took oath as CM, and Ajit Pawar as Deputy CM. This whole incident happened at a time when the NCP Congress and Shiv Sena had agreed to form a government in the state. BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar said the BJP has the support of 170 MLAs in the 288-member House.

Present the letter of support in the court, on which the governor invited to form the government, the Supreme Court directs the Center. In an urgent hearing on the legality of the formation of the Maharashtra government, the Supreme Court on Sunday directed the Central Government to present the letter of support to the court on Monday at 10.30 am, on the basis of which the Governor of Maharashtra invited the BJP to form the government.

 A Bench of Justices NV Ramana, Ashok Bhushan and Sanjeev Khanna ordered: "The issue is that the Governor's decision to invite him to form the government on 23/11/19 is unconstitutional. On this issue, we Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Request that they present two letters by 10.30 am tomorrow. " A three-judge bench of Justices NV Ramana, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice Sanjiv Khanna heard the petition filed by the Governor in Maharashtra against inviting the BJP to form the government at 11.30 am on Sunday and issued notice to the Center to the Governor's letter Directed to appear before the court on Monday in which BJP was invited to form the government. At the same time, the Supreme Court has also asked to present the letter of Chief Minister Devendra Fandavis in which he claimed to prove majority. The Supreme Court will next hear the case at 11.30 am on Monday. In the Supreme Court, the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress had filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court against the Governor's dramatic decision to invite the BJP to form the government in Maharashtra, hearing on which will continue on Monday.

Shiv Sena's argument Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, on behalf of Shiv Sena, argued that the Governor's invitation to the Bharatiya Janata Party to form the government is unconstitutional and there is no record of this action, everything was done in haste. Sibal also questioned the removal of President's rule from Maharashtra overnight. Sibal demanded the apex court to give both the parties a chance to prove their majority in the House at the earliest. On behalf of the BJP, Mukul Rahtogi said that political parties cannot directly come to the Supreme Court, they should have gone to the High Court first. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, while presenting the arguments on behalf of the NCP, said that Ajit Pawar is no longer the leader of the Legislature Party and has sent a letter to the Governor in this regard.