Piqued Akali MP turns in assembly membership
Veteran Akali Dal-Badal leader Prem Singh
Lalpura, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Tarn Taran constituency,
has finally decided to take oath as member of the Lower House of
Parliament tomorrow.
Lalpura, who is also a member of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha,
handed over his resignation from the state assembly to
Animal Husbandry Minister Rattan Singh, who will in turn
forward it to the secretary of the assembly tomorrow, Manjinder Singh Kang, chairman of
the state forest corporation, disclosed in Amritsar
today.
It was after a great deal of persuasion by Rattan Singh and
Kang that Lalpura decided to quit the state assembly. Both these
Akali leaders had been in touch with Lalpura since last night, and
they "achieved success" in their mission late this afternoon.
Lalpura, one of the senior-most Akali leaders, had been
annoyed at being denied a ministerial berth in the Union council of
ministers.
He will leave for New Delhi tonight to take oath as Lok Sabha
member, and then take part in the Speaker's election
as well as the vote of confidence to decide the fate of the
Vaypayee government.
UNI
Elections '98
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