Karnataka Governor Hansraj Bhardwaj has asked Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to prove his majority on the floor of the Assembly on Thursday. The Governor who had on Monday recommended President's rule in the state, following trust vote gave the BJP Chief Minister another chance to prove his majority.Holding that the trust vote taken in the Assembly on Monday by the BJP government was not in accordance with the law, the Governor sent a letter to the Chief Minister today saying that he has not proved the majority. Mr.Bhardwaj disclosed this at a press conference in New Delhi today. Mr.Yedeyurappa said in New Delhi that he will seek legal opinion and consult his party leadership before taking any step.On Monday, the Speaker had disqualified 11 BJP MLAs and five independents just ahead of the trust vote in the Assembly which was won by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.Meanwhile, the top brass of BJP discussed the political situation in Karnataka. The meeting held at senior party leader L.K. Advani's residence in New Delhi was attended by Mr.Yedeyurappa, Party President Nitin Gadkari, Leaders of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, Mrs. Sushma Swaraj and Mr. Arun Jaitley besides Venkaiah Naidu and Ananth Kumar.Earlier in the day, Congress termed as farce the way the BJP government in Karnataka won the vote of confidence. Talking to newsmen in New Delhi, Party General Secretary and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad demanded a fresh division of votes on the floor of the Assembly and revocation of disqualification of the MLAs. Mr.Azad said Congress is not behind the BJP rebels.Meanwhile, Karnataka High Court has resumed hearing on the petition challenging the disqualification of 16 MLAs by Speaker K G Bopaiah. The petition filed by the MLAs, including 11 of BJP, hassought quashing of the orders of the Speaker, terming theirdisqualification as a clear violation of statutory rules.The petition is being heard by a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice N Kumar. Meanwhile, the Karnataka High Court has adjourned hearing of 16 disqualified MLAs case to Monday.
News On AIR | October 12, 2010 5:28 PM
Governor asks Yeddyurappa to prove his majority again on Thursday