Gowda assures Congress on saving Dharam Singh Govt.
Bangalore, Jan. 19 (PTI): Facing a revolt from his own son, former Prime Minister and JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda, today assured Congress leaders in Delhi that he would make all efforts to save the coalition government in Karnataka.
Gowda held out this assurance to Ahmed Patel, Political Secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and A K Antony, in-charge of party affairs in Karnataka, when they had a telephonic talk with him, JD(S) spokesman Y S V Datta, told PTI.
Gowda told the Congress leaders that to maintain his secular credentials, under no circumstances would he allow his partymen to tie-up with the BJP, Datta said.<span style='color:blue'><i>
To maintain a false secular credential of one man entire state and people have to suffer?</i>
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"I will make all possible efforts to find a solution to the on-going crisis much before the Chief Minister N Dharam Singh, faces a vote of confidence on January 27," Datta quoted Gowda as saying.
Meanwhile, Datta called on State Assembly Speaker Krishna and requested him not to act on the letter submitted by JD(S) State President N Thippanna, seeking recognition to H D Kumaraswamy as the JD(S) Legislature Party leader.
However, the JD(S) has not submitted any request to the Speaker pleading for rejection of the rebel group's claim for recognising it in the House, he said.
In a letter presented to the Speaker, Thippana said 40 MLAs and four MLCs had attended the meeting of the Legislature Party held yesterday and elected Kumaraswamy as leader, replacing incumbent and Deputy Chief Minister M P Prakash.
However, Prakash, contested the rebels' claim asserting he continued to be the elected JDSLP leader.
Bangalore, Jan. 19 (PTI): Facing a revolt from his own son, former Prime Minister and JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda, today assured Congress leaders in Delhi that he would make all efforts to save the coalition government in Karnataka.
Gowda held out this assurance to Ahmed Patel, Political Secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and A K Antony, in-charge of party affairs in Karnataka, when they had a telephonic talk with him, JD(S) spokesman Y S V Datta, told PTI.
Gowda told the Congress leaders that to maintain his secular credentials, under no circumstances would he allow his partymen to tie-up with the BJP, Datta said.<span style='color:blue'><i>
To maintain a false secular credential of one man entire state and people have to suffer?</i>
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"I will make all possible efforts to find a solution to the on-going crisis much before the Chief Minister N Dharam Singh, faces a vote of confidence on January 27," Datta quoted Gowda as saying.
Meanwhile, Datta called on State Assembly Speaker Krishna and requested him not to act on the letter submitted by JD(S) State President N Thippanna, seeking recognition to H D Kumaraswamy as the JD(S) Legislature Party leader.
However, the JD(S) has not submitted any request to the Speaker pleading for rejection of the rebel group's claim for recognising it in the House, he said.
In a letter presented to the Speaker, Thippana said 40 MLAs and four MLCs had attended the meeting of the Legislature Party held yesterday and elected Kumaraswamy as leader, replacing incumbent and Deputy Chief Minister M P Prakash.
However, Prakash, contested the rebels' claim asserting he continued to be the elected JDSLP leader.