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BJP
claims majority in Karnataka, governor sends special report
Sunday May 15, 2011 10:51:27 PM,
IANS
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Bangalore:
The political crisis continued in Karnataka over the future of the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government with the party saying
Governor H.R. Bharadwaj had "accepted the support letters" from
its 10 rebel lawmakers, while a terse Raj Bhavan communique late
Sunday said "a special report" has been sent on this to the
central government.
The Raj Bhavan released a one-line statement saying Bhardwaj has
sent "a special report to the central government" following the
Supreme Court restoring the membership of 16 rebel lawmakers 11
from the BJP and five independents.
The Raj Bhavan communique said: "In the context of recent judgment
of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the matter of disqualification of
MLAs delivered on 13.05.2011 and its implication to the
developments in the State, His Excellency the Governor of
Karnataka has submitted a special report to Government of India
this evening."
Following this, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa shot off a letter
to President Pratibha Patil saying his government "apprehends that
the governor might have recommended central rule in the state".
The chief minister told reporters that in his letter to the
president had clearly stated that "there is no constitutional
crisis in the state".
Yeddyurappa announced that he was calling an emergency meeting of
his cabinet Monday to take stock of the situation.
The governor's "special report" follows 10 of the 11 rebel BJP
legislators Sunday extending their support to Yeddyurapa.
The rebels who were in New Delhi faxed a joint letter signed by
all the 10 and late Sunday tried to meet Bhardwaj in Bangalore to
give individual support letters.
Bhardwaj did not meet the rebels but met a group of ministers and
BJP's special representative in New Delhi V. Dhananjaya Kumar.
Kumar told reporters soon after meeting Bhardwaj that "the
governor had accepted the support letters."
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