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Bandh today in Karnataka, vote next?

Karnataka plunged into fresh political crisis as governor HR Bhardwaj, on Friday evening, accorded permission for prosecuting chief minister BS Yeddyurappa for his alleged involvement in land scams.

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Karnataka plunged into fresh political crisis as governor HR Bhardwaj, on Friday evening, accorded permission for prosecuting chief minister BS Yeddyurappa for his alleged involvement in land scams.

The governor's move, unprecedented in the state's history, prompted the BJP to reiterate its support for Yeddyurappa, besides calling for a Karnataka Bandh on Saturday.

The brief communiqué issued in this regard from Raj Bhavan said, “The petition given by two advocates of Bangalore  Sirajin Basha and  KN Balaraj on 28.12.2010, requesting for sanction of His Excellency, the governor of Karnataka under section 19(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 for prosecuting the chief minister BS Yeddyurappa in an appropriate Court of Law for various grave allegations of corruption and criminal misconduct, has been considered by His Excellency the governor of Karnataka and he has granted the sanction to prosecute the chief minister.”

The governor’s nod now allows the two advocates to file a criminal case against the chief minister. Welcoming the governor’s decision, the two expressed confidence that they would emerge victorious in this legal battle.

The BJP, on its part, termed the decision 'as murder of democracy' and appealed to the people to voluntarily observe Karnataka Bandh on Saturday. Dharmendra Pradhan, BJP national leader in-charge of party affairs in the state, immediately held a meeting with the chief minister and senior party leaders of the state to formulate future strategies. “There is no question of Yeddyurappa stepping down,” declared Pradhan. “We will challenge the governor’s decision legally and politically,” he declared.

 Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Arun Jaitley termed the governor’s decision as politically motivated. “The fact that the governor accorded permission for CM’s prosecution while the state high court was hearing a petition to decide as to who should probe the scams—Lokayukta or Justice Padmaraj Commission---shows that his action was politically motivated,” he said.

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