JD(S) to continue its support to Karnataka BJP rebels

JD(S) today said it would continue to support the 16 disqualified BJP and independent MLAs in their rebellion against the "corrupt" BS Yeddyurappa government.

"We need to stand against corruption. All BJP rebel MLAs are united and they will fight it out in the Supreme Court", former chief minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy told reporters, minutes after the Karnataka high court upheld the disqualification of 11 BJP MLAs by the speaker.

Kumaraswamy, who has turned a rallying point for the 16 disqualified MLAs, including five independents, is carrying a "oust BJP government" campaign. The JD(S) leader said he would continue to support the rebels in "their fight against the corrupt BJP government".

It was JD(S) which has been exposing the "scandals" of the Yeddyurappa government, he added.