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BJP-JD(S) seek governor’s probe into ‘forced’ resignation of Karnataka council chairman
BJP-JD(S) seek governor’s probe into ‘forced’ resignation of Karnataka council chairman
A BJP-JD(S) delegation on Sunday met Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to demand that he reject Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti's resignation and order a constitutional inquiry against Congress leaders, including DK Shivakumar…
The Story in Brief
A BJP-JD(S) delegation on Sunday met Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to demand that he reject Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti's resignation and order a constitutional inquiry against Congress leaders, including DK Shivakumar and KPCC chief BK Hariprasad. The opposition alleges Horatti was forced to sign his resignation under intense pressure and goondaism by ruling party leaders in his office on Friday, when he had planned to resign only on August 14.
The delegation submitted a petition calling the incident a grave affront to the Constitution. Horatti had earlier told the governor in a letter that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah instructed him to resign on the spot, and he complied to calm the situation. The Congress has nominated Saleem Ahmed to replace Horatti as council chairman.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides are spinning this as a constitutional crisis, but the real test is legal, not theatrical. Horatti had already announced his intention to resign on August 14. The accusation of goondaism and forcible signing needs evidence – the letter Horatti himself wrote to the governor says he resigned at the CM's request, not that he was physically forced. A simple question: will the video footage from the council chairman's chamber on that day, if it exists, be made public?
Source: indiatoday.in
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