PANJIM, April 16 -- Speaker Rajesh Patnekar on Thursday issued summons to Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar, to be present in his chambers at the Assembly complex on April 20 at 4.30pm.

This is in connection with the disqualification petition against the ten Congress MLAs who defected to BJP in July 2019. The Speaker is expected to deliver his verdict at this time.

"The above petition for Disqualification under Para 2(1) (B) of the Tenth Schedule read with Art. 191 (@) of the Constitution of India and read with the Members of the Goa Legislative Assembly (Disqualification on Ground of Defection) Rules 1986 is fixed for hearing on April 20, 2021 at 4.30pm in the Chamber of the honourable speaker at the Asse...