Congress is now organising a mammoth public rally on January 30 in Bangalore to intensify its agitation to force the exit of chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, who is facing criminal prosecution for alleged involvement in land scams.
Close on the heels of the Karnataka bandh which disrupted life across the state on Saturday last, the Congress is now organising a mammoth public rally on January 30 in Bangalore to intensify its agitation to force the exit of chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, who is facing criminal prosecution for alleged involvement in land scams.
The ruling BJP, however, is ahead in the game. On Tuesday, it is staging a Raj Bhavan chalo, seeking the recall of governor HR Bhardwaj. The ruling party MLAs and MLCs are slated to stage a huge demonstration before the Raj Bhavan at 11 am.
Over two lakh people are expected to participate in the Congress rally. The venue of the rally would be finalised soon, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president G Parameshwar said.
The Congress leader, however, made it clear that no inconvenience would be caused to the public.
“Apart from Congress leaders, we will also invite litterateurs and like-minded people for the rally. Any party which is keen on fighting against this corrupt government can join the rally. Four central ministers from Karnataka and all state Congress leaders will participate in the rally. After this rally, we will hold similar rallies at Mysore, Belgaum and Gulbarga divisions before February 15,” he said.
“Now chief minister Yeddyurappa cannot escape from the consequences of his misdeeds. He has to resign before the special court takes up cases against him. Already, five cases have been filed against him,” the Congress chief said.
Chief minister Yeddyurappa should step down immediately, Parameshwar said, and added that he could return if he was held innocent.
Citing the instances of Jayalalithaa in Tamil Nadu, Lalu Prasad in Bihar, AR Antulay in Maharashtra, all chief ministers who stepped down when faced with similar corruption charges, he said that Yeddyurappa should follow suit. If he had any grievances, he should fight it out in the court of law, he added.
Defending the governor’s decision, the KPCC chief said that HR Bhardwaj had given permission for the prosecution of the chief minister in accordance with the Constitution. Stating that there was nothing wrong in what Bhardwaj did, Parameshwar said that being a former law minister, the governor was well acquainted with the legalities of the issue.
The state Congress chief said that in case the chief minister had any grouse against Bhardwaj’s decision, he should take recourse to legal measures and not get the ruling party issue a bandh call.
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