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Mumbai, Jan 28 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court"s judgement, in which it termed the suspension of 12 BJP MLAs from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly as "unconstitutional" and "irrational".
The Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly said the apex court"s decision is "another tight slap" on the face of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress for its "unconstitutional, unethical, unfair, illegal and undemocratic actions".
The Supreme Court on Friday held that a resolution suspending the 12 BJP MLAs beyond the period of the remainder of the session held in July 2021 is "unconstitutional" and "irrational".
The top court delivered its verdict on the pleas filed by the 12 legislators, who had challenged their one-year suspension from the state assembly.
They were suspended on July 5 last year from the Assembly after the state government accused them of misbehaving with presiding officer Bhaskar Jadhav in the Speaker"s chamber.
Reacting to the apex court"s judgement, Fadnavis said in a tweet, "Satyameva Jayate.