Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Bengaluru, Jul 3: The disgruntled Congress MLAs, who were lying low for quite some time, have suddenly emerged out of their shells. Two legislators, Anand Singh and Ramesh Jarkiholi, have already resigned. There are rumours that three more will leave their assembly memberships today. So far there is no clue what plans these two legislators have up their sleeves. Will they join some other party or will move away from politics are the questions one hears frequently. Some say that answers to these questions would be out today.
Sources say that after three legislators resign on Wednesday, two more will follow suit on Thursday. Those legislators who are rumoured to be preparing to resign today are B C Patil (Hirekerur), Ramesh Jarkiholi's confidante, Mahesh Kumathalli (Athani), and Shrimant Patil (Kagawad). One guess is that the MLAs are resigning after matching the timings of resignations with their horoscopes.
Anand Singh (left) and Ramesh Jarkiholi
It is said that even Ballari (rural) MLA, B Nagendra, and Maski MLA, Pratap Gowda Patil, might leave their posts. If all these MLAs resign, their total number will total up to seven. The Congress leaders have claimed several times that they have some BJP MLAs in their grip and that they can engineer reverse flow of MLAs. If this claim is true, people would be eager to know which of the BJP MLAs will leave their posts and embrace the Congress.
Siddaramaiah has already said that resignations do not have any effect on the coalition government. He has noted that Anand Singh happens to be the only MLA to resign till now, and that the speaker will take a call on this resignation. He said that he is unable to contact Anand Singh and Ramesh Jarkiholi, adding that even if they leave, the government will not suffer.
Ramesh Jarkiholi and Satish Jarkiholi brothers had a strong bond till recently. Minister Satish Jarkiholi, has shown enmity towards his brother by putting pressure on the Congress to expel Ramesh from the party. He has begun to put this pressure after coming to know that Ramesh has resigned from his assembly membership.
It is said that Ramesh Jarkiholi sent his resignation by fax, which the assembly speaker has refused to accept as official. Therefore, none of the Congress leaders are acknowledging that Ramesh has tendered his resignation.