Appointment of six MLAs as advisors to the Chief Minister soon cabinet expansion This feat, done in Rajasthan earlier this week, has caught the attention of the Raj Bhavan. Governor Kalraj Mishra An explanation has been sought from Chief Secretary Niranjan Arya in this matter.
Jitendra Singh, Rajkumar Sharma and Danish Abrar (Congress) and Babulal Nagar, Sanyam Lodha and Ramkesh Meena (Independent) were appointed as advisors.
The Congress, which has 108 MLAs, has the support of 12 out of 13 independents who supported the state government in July 2020 following a rebellion by then deputy CM Sachin Pilot and 18 MLAs.
The deputy leader of the opposition submitted a memorandum to the governor alleging that the posts were unconstitutional as they were “offices of profit”.
Raj Bhavan sources said on Thursday that the Governor has sent Mr. Rathore’s memorandum to the Chief Secretary seeking clarification on the constitutional position.
Mr Rathore, who was a minister in the previous BJP government, said the Congress government had appointed advisors and was in the process of appointing parliamentary secretaries in excess of the constitutional limit to accommodate the legislators who were denied ministerial posts.
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