Yesterday, Bapat had accused Nimbalkar of political

bias and said the government would request Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao to direct the chairman to ensure the passage of the vote on account.

"If the Chairman had not heeded to the Governor's directives, it would have reflected poorly on the Governor and the state government," the MLC said on condition of anonymity.

The 19 MLAs were suspended for creating ruckus in the house during the budget presentation on March 18 and burning the budget copies on the Vidhan Bhavan premises.

Meanwhile, Bapat met the opposition leaders in the chamber of Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and requested them to attend the Assembly proceedings on March 29.

The minister later told reporters that the opposition leaders would make a request to revoke the suspension on the floor of the House, following which the decision would be taken.

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