Bangalore: Governor Should Go, Says Yeddyurappa
Bangalore, Jan 24 (PTI) Stepping up his attack on Governor H R Bhardwaj for his sanction to prosecute him, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today firmly demanded that he should be recalled and said the BJP was contemplating filing a defamation case against him for his outbursts against the government.
Levelling a fresh charge against the Governor, Yeddyurapa said, "We have information that all the petitions submitted to him against the government were drafted in Raj Bhavan".
"It is better for him (the Governor) and also for the state that Bhardwaj looks at a state which is convenient for him to live and go there", Yeddyurappa, whose Government and Governor have been having a running battle for long, told reporters.
Yeddyurappa charged that ever since Bhardwaj assumed the office of the Governor, he has been relentlessly working to tarnish the image of the BJP Government.
Three More Complaints Filed against B S Yeddyurappa
Three more complaints were today filed against Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and others in connection with alleged land scam cases even as the BJP is mulling a strategy to deal with the political situation arising out of the Governor's sanction to prosecute him.
The complaints filed by Advocate Sirajin Basha relate to the alleged illegal transfer of land, abuse of power, criminal conspiracy, cheating and securing of illegal gain for the kith and kin of the Chief Minister and those associated with him.
The Chief Minister has been named as common accused in all the three complaints filed in the 23rd Additional City and Civil Sessions court and the two complaints filed yesterday.
The Chief Minister's son, in-laws, and companies that allegedly benefitted from the land deals were named as accused in the complaints.
BJP Leaders Meet President, Seek Governor's Recall
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met President Pratibha Patil Monday and sought Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj's removal, with veteran L.K. Advani calling him biased.
"We have come to knock the doors of the president as his (Bhardwaj's) way of dealing with things are against the constitution," Advani said at the presidential palace, referring to the governor sanctioning prosecution of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa for corruption.
"The governor has insulted the constitution. He was biased from day one and has let his post down," added Advani. The BJP alleged the governor was trying to fulfil his political ambitions.
The BJP submitted a 15-page report to the president.
Yeddyurappa demanded that the governor should apologies to the people of Karnataka.
On Sunday, Yeddyurappa met BJP leaders Advani and Arun Jaitley to chalk out a strategy to deal with the situation arising from the governor's sanction to prosecute him for alleged involvement in land scams.
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