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Ruling Congress party voted out in Arunachal Pradesh GUWAHATI, India, Sunday (AFP) The ruling Congress party government in Indias northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh was voted out of power late Saturday, officials said. "Chief Minister Mukut Mithi was defeated in the floor of the assembly by a voice vote and a new government would be sworn in soon under the leadership of Gegong Apang," state assembly speaker Tamiyo Taga, told AFP by phone. Mithi lost the trial of strength after a marathon eight-hour debate in the assembly. He had been asked by state governor V.C. Pandey to prove his majority in the 60-member state legislature after 41 legislators last week deserted the ruling Congress party to form a new political group. Gegong Apang, a former chief state minister, leads the newly-formed United Democratic Front (UDF).Chaos blanketed the legislature with Mithi accusing Apang of working hand-in-glove with Naga tribal separatist militants to topple the Congress government. "It is now an established fact that Apang had taken the help of militants belonging to the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) to terrorize our legislators and indulge in a dirty toppling game," Mithi said. "Apangs political game was actively backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party" party, the leader of the ruling federal coalition. Some politicians and analysts say Apang lured away the clutch of lawmakers with promises he would put an end to an ongoing military crackdown on outlawed rebels belonging to their regional Naga tribe. |
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