Moily Lashes Out at BJP, says Governor's Conduct Cannot be Questioned
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (PS)
Mangalore, Oct 30: Rubbishing allegations by the state ruling party that governor H R Bhardwaj was being partisan in his dealings with the political situation in the state, union minister M Veerappa Moily insisted that the governor is a constituional authority and no political party has the right to question him.
He was speaking to mediapersons at circuit house here on Saturday October 30.
Moily said that BJP has wrongly termed the governor as a Congressman. There should not be any public debate on the conduct of the governor and his status as a constitutions authority should be respected, he said.
Launching an attack on BJP, Moily alleged that BJP has been 'murdering' democracy by openly exercising 'Operation Lotus' and indulging in horsetrading without any fear of the law. He held BJP responsible for the recent resignations of the two Congress MLAs.
He refused to comment on the verdict passed by the High Court on the disqualification of the MLAs, and said that Congress has nothing to do with the issue of rebel MLAs and reiterated that it was their own internal matter.
Moreover, he pointed out that there was no proof of Congress party's hand in the political developments in the state. Insisting that Congress had no role in the mass defections, he said that BJP itself was to blame for it and that a 'vertical split' in the party brought about by Reddy brothers' affiliation with Sushma Swaraj was the reason for the party's near-collapse.
Speaking on the proposed plans of the union law ministry, Moily said that the government is trying hard to bring about a 'movement' by promoting rural courts. The government plans to increase the non-recurring expenditure grant for setting up of rural courts from Rs 18 lac to Rs 28.50 lac per court, and has also earmarked Rs 11,000 crore for the infrastructural development of subordinate courts in the country, he said.