10-04-2005, 12:55 AM
<b>Dissolution of Bihar assembly was Centre's decision: Buta</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"It was the decision of the Union Cabinet or rather President of India to dissolve the state assembly. I only acted as a custodian of the Constitution and followed the apex court's nine-judge bench order in the SR Bommai case while recommending the dissolution," the Governor contended.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"If the Centre was not satisfied with the reports, it would have returned to me," Singh said while replying to a question.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"Why didn't Kumar parade his MLAs before Raj Bhavan? Why didn't he write me a letter staking claim to form the Government? There are several questions crying for answer," said, adding "it seems that he wanted me to visit Jharkhand where the MLAs were forcibly kept to administer him the oath of Chief Minister".
"What type of politics is this? Once Kumar travelled with me in a flight during the crisis but he did not utter a word about the Government formation," he said, adding Kumar only discussed with him "Guru Granth and Guru Nanak" all through the hour-long journey.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"After the worst type of politics characterised by forcible confinement of MLAs in Jharkhand came to my notice and intelligence inputs suggested violation of 10th schedule of the Constitution, I was left with no option but to send a report recommending Central Rule.
"The union government also satisfied itself about the contents of my report before taking the extreme step," Singh said denying he was under pressure from any quarters.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
He can recall confinement of MLAs but forget about Congress doing.
"What type of politics is this? Once Kumar travelled with me in a flight during the crisis but he did not utter a word about the Government formation," he said, adding Kumar only discussed with him "Guru Granth and Guru Nanak" all through the hour-long journey.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"After the worst type of politics characterised by forcible confinement of MLAs in Jharkhand came to my notice and intelligence inputs suggested violation of 10th schedule of the Constitution, I was left with no option but to send a report recommending Central Rule.
"The union government also satisfied itself about the contents of my report before taking the extreme step," Singh said denying he was under pressure from any quarters.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
He can recall confinement of MLAs but forget about Congress doing.