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BJP accuses H D Kumaraswamy of instigating riots
The state BJP leaders have approached Governor Vajubhai Vala, complaining that the CM is inciting the people to go on a rampage and he should be dismissed for openly disobeying the law despite holding a high constitutional post Some unconfirmed reports claim that the Governor has already sent a report to the Centre and is awaiting further instructions from New Delhi
Bengaluru: The political developments in Karnataka are taking new turn every day. After Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s open threat to the BJP that he may have to ask the public to rise against its “unconstitutional” methods to topple his government, the main Opposition party in the state is planning to use the same to put him in the dock. Kumaraswamy and BJP state chief B S Yeddyurappa have declared an open war against each other, triggering a political storm.
The state BJP leaders have approached Governor Vajubhai Vala, complaining that the CM is inciting the people to go on a rampage and he should be dismissed for openly disobeying the law despite holding a high constitutional post. Some unconfirmed reports claim that the Governor has already sent a report to the Centre and is awaiting further instructions from New Delhi.
Senior BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje warned Kumaraswamy of serious consequences if he does not stop provoking the people to save his government. The Karnataka unit of the BJP also accused Kumaraswamy of asking his supporters to go on 'riots' in the state.
According to the insiders, the BJP is still trying to poach the JDS and Congress MLAs and once their number crosses 20, all of them will resign at one go, bringing down the strength of the coalition to 98 from current 118. The BJP has 104 MLAs in the 224-member Assembly.
There are two vacant seats. Alarmed by the swift developments, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has asked his Karnataka leaders to save the coalition government at any cost by keeping the flock together.
The top party leaders, led by former chief minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC president Dinesh Gundurao, held an emergency meeting in Bengaluru on Friday. In the meantime, the JDS has decided to hold a meeting of all its 37 MLAs and request them not to fall prey to BJP’s offers.
Kumaraswamy said that he would try his best to stop the BJP from coming to power through backdoors. “Yeddyurappa is behaving like a maniac. He will do anything to grab the CM chair. But we are well prepared to defeat him one more time,” he said.
A senior Congress leader said that the Speaker may not accept the resignation of MLAs on some technical grounds, delaying the BJP’s plans and if the situation gets worse, the Cabinet may even recommend dissolution of the Assembly forcing fresh elections in the state denying a second chance to Yeddyurappa.
