Madhya Pradesh Rebel Lawmakers

The ruling Congress in Madhya Pradesh, facing collapse after a section of its MLAs flew to Bengaluru and quit the party, petitioned the Supreme Court today for help to "release" its lawmakers from what it called "BJP captivity".

A day has passed since two BJP lawmakers - Narayan Tripathi and Sharad Kol - left the party shell-shocked by voting along with the ruling Congress over the passage of the Criminal Procedure Code (Madhya Pradesh) Amendment Bill in the state assembly, but the party doesn't seem to be in a hurry to act against them.

The ruling Congress in Madhya Pradesh, facing collapse after a section of its MLAs flew to Bengaluru and quit the party, petitioned the Supreme Court today for help to "release" its lawmakers from what it called "BJP captivity".

A day has passed since two BJP lawmakers - Narayan Tripathi and Sharad Kol - left the party shell-shocked by voting along with the ruling Congress over the passage of the Criminal Procedure Code (Madhya Pradesh) Amendment Bill in the state assembly, but the party doesn't seem to be in a hurry to act against them.