Visit Indian Travel Sites
Goa,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh,
Delhi,
Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh,
Himachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Sikkim,
Madhya Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
|
Parrikar meets Karnataka dissidents MLAs, says crisis will be solved by Saturday | Former Goa Chief Minsiter and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manohar Parrikar met Karnataka
dissidents MLAs here on Friday and exuded confidence about the crisis being solved in the State by Saturday. Talking to reporters after the meeting, Parrikar said:
"I met everyone, including Independents and discussed their grievances. It is
a dispute within the party and it will be resolved by tomorrow." Parrikar said:
"The legislators have no demands but "certain issues" which can be solved at the
party forum. "I am heading the Good Governance cell and its my responsibility
that BJP governments work smoothly," he added. Karnataka's Excise Minister M P
Renukacharya was among the legislators who held talks with Parrikar. Last night,
the Taj Exotica Resort at Benaulim was turned into a fortress after 15 MLAs, including
nine from BJP, checked into it. Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy
also arrived at the resort where Karnataka rebels MLAs were camping. Kumaraswamy's
appearance created a near-volatile situation after angry BJP workers gheraoed
his car and roughed up his aide. The BJP claimed that Karnataka's Tourism Minister
Janardhan Reddy, who had come to hold talks with rebels MLAs, was not allowed
to meet them by Congress leaders, including Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik. "Our
MLAs are kept under house arrest. This is very bad. The whole country is watching
the development," said Janardhan Reddy. Karnataka Government plunged into crisis
after 14 BJP and five Independent MLAs withdrew support to it, prompting State
Governor H R Bharadwaj to ask Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to seek a trust
vote by October 12. Despite the crisis, a confident Yeddyurappa said he would
prove his majority in the House by October 11, a day ahead of the Governor's deadline.
"I talked to the Governor... the House will meet on October 11... the MLAs who
have gone out of town will be back soon. I am confident of proving majority, "
said Yeddyurappa. In the 224-member Assembly, BJP and Independents together have
a strength of 123 members. With Wednesday's developments it has been reduced to
104 members. The BJP now requires the support of 113 members to prove its majority.
The BJP earlier had 117 MLAs including the Speaker, followed by Congress 73, JDS 28 and independents six.
|
|
|
|
|
|