On Aditi Singh, Assembly Speaker says action will be taken as per Constitution

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit said that action will be initiated against 'rebel' Congress MLA Aditi Singh as per the Constitution as soon as the COVID-19 situation normalises.

Lucknow: After criticising her own party, 'rebel' Congress MLA from Raebareli (Sadar) in Uttar Pradesh, Aditi Singh had been suspended from the party's women's wing on Thursday.

According to sources, Singh, 32, has been suspended from her post of General Secretary of the women's wing for indulging in anti-party activities and a petition has been filed in the Assembly regarding the termination of her membership due to her anti-party activities.

Speaking to ETV Bharat on the Congress petition, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit said, "Due to the COVID-19 situation, action has not proceeded, but the process will be initiated as soon as the situation normalises. Action will be taken as per the Constitution."

"The Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India provides for zero membership in institutions like Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha, Vidhan Parishad, and Rajya Sabha if a member resigns from his / her will. In the case of Aditi Singh, a petition came to us from the leaders of the Congress Legislature. After that the session started running. But due to the corona pandemic, it was not possible to meet. In such a situation, we cannot hold a meeting. This is a judicial proceeding," Dixit said.

"In this matter, both sides are called. Every side has their right to speak or to present their case and it is a complete process. After the process will be completed, action will be taken as per the Constitution's rule," he said.

Reportedly, Singh was already notified about the anti-disciplinary action and a complaint against Singh is already pending with the Assembly Speaker of Uttar Pradesh.

Notably, in a series of tweets in Hindi, Singh said most of the buses arranged by the Congress for the migrants are small vehicles. Terming it as a "cruel joke", she went on to praise Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath Yogi for rescuing students from the state who were stuck in Rajasthan's Kota.