Speaking on Speaker's pending decision to decide on the resignation or disqualification of the rebel MLAs, the Supreme Court permitted the Speaker to decide within such time-frame as deemed appropriate by him.
Karnataka crisis: A day before Kumaraswamy's trust vote, Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that 15 rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs — who have been issued a whip to attend the assembly — cannot be compelled to take part in the House proceedings.
Speaking on Speaker's pending decision to decide on the resignation or disqualification of the rebel MLAs, the Supreme Court permitted the Speaker to decide within such time frame as deemed appropriate by him.
Discretion of Karnataka Speaker in deciding resignation should not be fettered by direction or observations of court, the Supreme Court said. However, the court directed that the Speaker's decision on resignation of rebel MLAs must be placed before it as and when it is decided.
Giving his reaction on SC's decision, Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar welcomed it and said, "I will take a decision that in no way will go contrary to the Constitution, the Court and the Lokpal."
"SC has said two important things —15 MLAs will not be compelled to attend the House tomorrow and are given the liberty that they may or may not go to the House tomorrow," said Mukul Rohatgi, who is representing Karnataka rebel MLAs in the Supreme Court in view of trust vote which is scheduled to take place tomorrow (Thursday).
Meanwhile, Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa said, "tomorrow chief minister Kumaraswamy is going to move the confidence motion, he will lose the mandate, let us see what will happen."
(With inputs from PTI)
1. BJP misguiding that whip is not valid: Shivakumar
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Terming Supreme Court's decision a landmark judgement, DK Shivakumar said it has given strength to the democratic process.
However, Shivakumar hit out at the opposition saying, "Some BJP friends are trying to misguide that whip is not valid but the party can issue a whip and take necessary action as per anti-defection law." (Photo: ANI)
2. Will take a decision that in no way will go contrary to Constitution: Karnataka Speaker
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Giving his reaction on SC's decision, Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar welcomed it and said, "I will take a decision that in no way will go contrary to the Constitution, the Court and the Lokpal." (Photo: PTI)
3. Whip won't apply on rebel MLAs: Mukul Rohatgi
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Mukul Rohatgi who is representing the rebel MLAs said that the Supreme Court has said that the matter will be fully thrashed out at a later date.
"The three-line whip issued against them (rebel MLAs) to attend the House tomorrow is not operative in view of the SC judgement. Secondly, the Speaker has been given time to decide on the resignations as and when he wants to decide," Rohatgi said. (Photo: PTI)
4. We honour Supreme Court's verdict: Rebel MLAs
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Rebel Karnataka Congress-JD(S) MLAs on Wednesday honoured Supreme Court's verdict after the apex court said that they cannot be compelled to take part in the trust vote.
"We honour Supreme Court's verdict. We all are together. We stand by our decision. There is no question of going to the Assembly," said rebel Karnataka MLAs after apex court's decision.
5. SC decision moral victory for rebel MLAs: Yeddyurappa
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After Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the rebel Congress-JD(S) will not be compelled to attend assembly proceedings, Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa said, "I welcome SC's decision, it's the victory of constitution and democracy, a moral victory for rebel MLAs. It's only an interim order, SC will decide powers of Speaker in future." (Photo: ANI)
Yeddyurappa once again reiterated that CM Kumaraswamy has lost the mandate and since he does not have the majority, therefore, he must resign tomorrow.
"Certainly, the Karnataka government will not last because they do not have the numbers," Yeddyurappa said. (ANI)
