Bhagwant Mann wins confidence motion amid walkout by Cong members

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Assembly on Monday unanimously passed the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on September 27, even as Congress members staged a walkout.The BJP members have already announced to boycott the assembly session.

The Punjab Assembly on Monday ''unanimously'' passed the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on September 27, even as Congress members staged a walkout.

The BJP members have already announced to boycott the assembly session. After a lengthy discussion on the confidence motion, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan put it to vote. He asked MLAs to raise hands who were in support, and then asked those who were against the motion of confidence.

Announcing the results, Sandhwan said 91 AAP MLAs supported the motion.

He also said one of the three SAD MLAs who was present in the House and a lone BSP MLA did not oppose the motion.

No Congress, BJP or lone Independent MLA was present in the House at the time of voting.

AAP has 92 MLAs, including the Speaker, in the House. ''So, 93 MLAs have supported the motion and none is against it. Thus, the motion is unanimously passed,'' the Speaker said.

In the 117-member Punjab Assembly, the AAP has 92 members, Congress 18, SAD 3, BJP 2, BSP 1 while 1 is an Independent.