Arunachal Pradesh crisis: Kalikho Pul parades 40 supporters before media

July 14, 2016 16:03

A day after the Supreme Court called the dismissal of the Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh as "illegal", termed all decisions of Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa "unconstitutional" and reinstated Nabam Tuki as the chief minister, Kalikho Pul who was ousted from the post paraded 40 supporters before the media.

He also pledged to seek legal remedy.

The SC order left red faces in the central government and the BJP since Pul, who took charge on February 20 as the ninth chief minister of the state, had outside support from 11 BJP MLAs.

The judgment was historic since it is the first time the Supreme Court has restored a government after it was dismissed -- on January 26 -- and a new government was sworn in after a spell of Presidents rule. On two occasions in the past, the top court had ruled against Presidents rule but did not order restoration of the previous government.

In May, the Supreme Court put the Harish Rawat-led Congress government back in the saddle in Uttarakhand and the Centre had to revoke Presidents rule after Rawat's victory in a floor test.

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