NEW DELHI, Feb 1 - Dissident Congress MLAs in Arunachal Pradesh today demanded the removal of deposed Chief Minister Nabam Tuki from leadership of the CLP so that the party can continue to have a government and ruled out supporting a BJP-led coalition.
The 21 dissident MLAs said they continue to be in Congress and have nothing against party President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi but against the style and functioning of Tuki.
They acussed senior party leader V Narayanswami of being responsible for the current political mess.
�We are Congress MLAs. We want a Congress government, not a BJP government. We have nothing against our high command. If Tuki is removed from the leadership, everything will be resolved and a Congress government will be installed in Itanagar,� MLA and spokesperson of the rebel group Pasang Dorjee said. He said the rebels have been waiting for months in vain for an audience with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul.
Dorjee said they have already projected former Minister and veteran State Congress leader Kalikho Pul as the next Chief Minister of the State. � PTI