Jaipur : A public interest lawsuit has been filed against Rajasthan Deputy Chief Ministers Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa amid claims that there is no mention of these posts in the Constitution.
“I have filed a public interest litigation against Rajasthan Deputy Chief Ministers Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa…there is no mention of Deputy Chief Minister’s posts in the Constitution; this is just a political post and it is unconstitutional,” Advocate Om Prakash Solanki said, speaking to reporters on Saturday.
As per constitutional provisions, Deputy CM is a political post, and it’s not a constitutional post like Vice President of India.
Its origin can be traced to the post of Deputy Prime Minister which was appointed in 1947 post-independence, Sardar Vallabhai Patel is the first Deputy PM of India.
This led to the development of post of Deputy CM in India.
During the absence of the chief minister, the DY CM may chair cabinet meetings and lead the assembly majority. The DY CM takes the oath of secrecy in line with the one that the chief minister takes.
Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa were sworn in as Deputy Chief Ministers of the state on Friday.
Kumari assumed her office and greeted Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
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