Karnataka crisis

Yeddy parade his MLAs before President

Stepping up its campaign against Governor H R Bhardwaj, the BJP paraded its MLAs from Karnataka before President Pratibha Patil seeking rejection of his recommendation for imposition of President's rule and demanded his immediate recall.
However, an unfazed Bhardwaj, whose recommendation has not found favour with the Centre, hit back saying Constitutional mechanism has broken down in the state because of the collusion between the Speaker and the Chief Minister that led to disqualification of rebel MLAs.
Led by party President Nitin Gadkari and other central leaders including Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and 114 other MLAs presented themselves before the President and handed over a memorandum containing their demands.
"We met the President and demanded that she give us protection. We asked her that no action should be taken on the report submitted by the Governor who has recommended President's Rule in the state. President's Rule should not be imposed in the state," Gadkari said after the meeting.

He maintained that since the President is the guardian of the Constitution, the BJP decided to take the issue to her.
Gadkari said he had apprised Patil of the Governor's actions and how he had again recommended President's Rule in Karnataka though the government had a majority.
"Since he has time and again acted against the Constitution he should be called back. We told the President that she should exercise the powers she has to recall the Governor," Gadkari said.
BJP claims to have the support of 121 MLAs in the 224-member Karnataka Assembly. Of these, 114 were present today while five had reportedly sent letters of support to Yeddyurappa. One BJP MLAs is travelling abroad and another could not be present as he has undergone a heart surgery.

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