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BJP-JD(S) seeks Governor’s intervention in Horatti resignation
A BJP-JD(S) delegation on Sunday met Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and demanded rejection of Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti's resignation. The opposition alleged Congress leaders, including DK Shivakumar and KPCC president BK…
The Story in Brief
A BJP-JD(S) delegation on Sunday met Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and demanded rejection of Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti's resignation. The opposition alleged Congress leaders, including DK Shivakumar and KPCC president BK Hariprasad, forced Horatti to quit through 'goondaism' and undue pressure. They sought a constitutional inquiry.
Horatti resigned on Friday, saying Congress leaders had told him they would move a no-confidence motion if he did not step down. In a letter to the Governor dated August 7, Horatti wrote that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah instructed him to resign on the spot, despite Horatti wanting to wait until August 14 to address the Council. The BJP and JD(S) have urged the Governor to reject the resignation and order strict action.
The Indian Opinion
The BJP-JD(S) narrative paints the Congress as thugs who trampled constitutional norms. But Horatti himself had already decided to resign, and the Congress's push may have only hastened the inevitable. Neither side emerges clean: the ruling party's rough tactics damage legislative dignity, while the opposition's melodrama risks diverting attention from Horatti's own admission of stepping down. Watch whether the Governor orders an inquiry into the alleged coercion, that will reveal if this is genuine outrage or political theatre.
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, deccanherald.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
