Congress, CPI(M) slam BJP on continuance of Yeddyurappa

Slamming the BJP for its 'double standards' on corruption issues, the Congress and the CPI(M) today said the party was silent on the issue of continuance of B S Yeddyurappa as Karnataka Chief Minister.

"It is BJP's double standard. The tainted Karnataka chief minister (Yeddyurappa) continues and the leadership is silent on the issue. Double standard of the BJP stands exposed in the country," Congress spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan told reporters outside Parliament.

Taking a similar line, CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat said "It is the double standards of the BJP as it has not immediately sought the resgination of Karnataka Chief Minister and it does raise a very fundamental question".

"While we are completely one on the issue of action on the 2G spectrum issue, the double standards of the BJP as far as Karnataka is concerned is really striking," she said.