11-19-2007, 10:20 PM
<b>Yeddyurappa Govt. resigns</b>
Bangalore (PTI): Barely a week after its formation, the first-ever BJP government in South collapsed in Karnataka today after its ally JD(S) decided to vote against the confidence motion in the state assembly.
Despite the decision by JD(S) Legislature party to vote against his government, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa went ahead to face the confidence vote but resigned minutes before the voting took place as JD(S) leadership refused to extend support to his government.
After the collapse of the government, JD(S) leader and former Prime Minister H D Devagowda said Yeddyurappa does not want to agree to the 12-point MoU mooted by JD(S) to share power.
The crisis came to the fore as BJP refused to accept JD(S) demands to sign a power-sharing deal allotting plum ministerial portfolios and stuck to its stand till the end.
JD(S) decided to vote against the trust vote "because Yeddyurappaji wants to take Sriramulu (former minister) back into the cabinet", Devegowda, who left for New Delhi this afternoon, said.
Yeddyurappa, sworn in Chief Minister on November 12, announced his decision to quit in the House this afternoon and submited his resignation to Governor Rameshwar Thakur.
Immediately after his departure from Raj Bhawan, Assembly Speaker Krishna ruled Yeddyurappa has lost the confidence vote and adjourned the House.
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BJP Govt collapses, Governor recommends President rule</b>
Bangalore (PTI): The first BJP government in the South collapsed on Monday in Karnataka after the saffron party's ally JD(S) dramatically decided to vote against Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in the confidence motion in the state assembly leading to the Governor to recommend President's rule.
Even after JD(S) Legislature party decided to vote against his government, Yeddyurappa went ahead to face the confidence vote but resigned minutes before the voting took place.
After the collapse of the government, JDS leader and former Prime Minister H D Devegowda said Yeddyurappa does not want to agree to the 12-point MoU mooted by JDS to share power.
The crisis came to the fore as BJP refused to accept JDS demands to sign a power-sharing deal alloting plum ministerial portfolios and stuck its stand till the end.
JDS decided to vote against the trust vote "because Yeddyurappaji wants to take BJP leader B Sriramulu, who had filed a criminal case former Chief Minister and JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy, back into the cabinet", Devegowda, who left for New Delhi this afternoon, said.
Yeddyurappa, sworn in Chief Minister on November 12, announced his decision to quit in the House on Monday afternoon and submited his resignation to Governor Rameshwar Thakur.
Thakur accepted the resignation of Yeddyurappa and recommended to the Centre imposition of President's rule in the state, according to Raj Bhavan sources.
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Yeddyurappa terms it betrayal of faith and trust by JDS</b>
Bangalore (PTI): Senior BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa, who resigned as Karnataka Chief Minister on Monday, accused JDS of betrayal to bring down his ministry in Karnataka.
"Devegowda and Kumaraswamy have betrayed the people of Karnataka. To save democracy, we will go to the people's court and are confident of coming back with a majority and forming the BJP government", he told reporters.
The 64-year old "Yeddy", as he is known in political circles, brought cheers to BJP by forming its first-ever government in the South of the Vindhyas when he was sworn in on November 12.
After being forced to resign by JDS, which reneged on its support to him, Yeddyurappa directed his anger aginst JDS supremo H D Devegowda and his son H D Kumaraswamy, saying their action amounted to "betrayal of faith and trust".
He said he had spoken to his party leaders in the afternoon and wanted a debate on the floor of the assembly and "wanted to know what the JDS leaders had to say".
But Kumaraswamy, he said, had no locus standi to confront the assembly. "People will know the betrayal committed by JDS".
Defending BJP's decision not to accede to JDS' demand for signing an MoU for power sharing, he said: "Why do you want mining and geology portfolio? Had we not worked properly with you for 20 months? Did we do anything against your wishes during the term?".
"Had we given the Mines and Geology portfolio, we perhaps would have saved the government. We don't want that. We don't want a single change to the agreement that we reached 20 months ago".
"We will reject this sort of coercion," Yeddyurappa said, reiterating "we will go before the people's court. We do not want to repeat this again in Karnataka. Hence I resign."
He said with this "betrayal", Devegowda is bound to be a "political untouchable".
"They (people) know who betrayed us. We are confident of getting more than 150 seats (in the 224-member Assembly). We will teach them a lesson" and not rest till the party gets a majority.
"Everyone knows that 129 MLAs had given individual affidavits and were paraded before the President," Yeddyurappa said.
Recalling the statement made by Kumraswamy to media on Sunday, he said: "Last night Kumaraswamy spoke in front of the camera and said everything had been sorted and they would support the government."
"But next day, they betrayed us. People will not forget this betrayal."
Dubbing JDS as a party that had adopted "double standards", Yeddyurappa said, "for the sake of power they can do anything and everything".
Bangalore (PTI): Barely a week after its formation, the first-ever BJP government in South collapsed in Karnataka today after its ally JD(S) decided to vote against the confidence motion in the state assembly.
Despite the decision by JD(S) Legislature party to vote against his government, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa went ahead to face the confidence vote but resigned minutes before the voting took place as JD(S) leadership refused to extend support to his government.
After the collapse of the government, JD(S) leader and former Prime Minister H D Devagowda said Yeddyurappa does not want to agree to the 12-point MoU mooted by JD(S) to share power.
The crisis came to the fore as BJP refused to accept JD(S) demands to sign a power-sharing deal allotting plum ministerial portfolios and stuck to its stand till the end.
JD(S) decided to vote against the trust vote "because Yeddyurappaji wants to take Sriramulu (former minister) back into the cabinet", Devegowda, who left for New Delhi this afternoon, said.
Yeddyurappa, sworn in Chief Minister on November 12, announced his decision to quit in the House this afternoon and submited his resignation to Governor Rameshwar Thakur.
Immediately after his departure from Raj Bhawan, Assembly Speaker Krishna ruled Yeddyurappa has lost the confidence vote and adjourned the House.
<b>
BJP Govt collapses, Governor recommends President rule</b>
Bangalore (PTI): The first BJP government in the South collapsed on Monday in Karnataka after the saffron party's ally JD(S) dramatically decided to vote against Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in the confidence motion in the state assembly leading to the Governor to recommend President's rule.
Even after JD(S) Legislature party decided to vote against his government, Yeddyurappa went ahead to face the confidence vote but resigned minutes before the voting took place.
After the collapse of the government, JDS leader and former Prime Minister H D Devegowda said Yeddyurappa does not want to agree to the 12-point MoU mooted by JDS to share power.
The crisis came to the fore as BJP refused to accept JDS demands to sign a power-sharing deal alloting plum ministerial portfolios and stuck its stand till the end.
JDS decided to vote against the trust vote "because Yeddyurappaji wants to take BJP leader B Sriramulu, who had filed a criminal case former Chief Minister and JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy, back into the cabinet", Devegowda, who left for New Delhi this afternoon, said.
Yeddyurappa, sworn in Chief Minister on November 12, announced his decision to quit in the House on Monday afternoon and submited his resignation to Governor Rameshwar Thakur.
Thakur accepted the resignation of Yeddyurappa and recommended to the Centre imposition of President's rule in the state, according to Raj Bhavan sources.
<b>
Yeddyurappa terms it betrayal of faith and trust by JDS</b>
Bangalore (PTI): Senior BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa, who resigned as Karnataka Chief Minister on Monday, accused JDS of betrayal to bring down his ministry in Karnataka.
"Devegowda and Kumaraswamy have betrayed the people of Karnataka. To save democracy, we will go to the people's court and are confident of coming back with a majority and forming the BJP government", he told reporters.
The 64-year old "Yeddy", as he is known in political circles, brought cheers to BJP by forming its first-ever government in the South of the Vindhyas when he was sworn in on November 12.
After being forced to resign by JDS, which reneged on its support to him, Yeddyurappa directed his anger aginst JDS supremo H D Devegowda and his son H D Kumaraswamy, saying their action amounted to "betrayal of faith and trust".
He said he had spoken to his party leaders in the afternoon and wanted a debate on the floor of the assembly and "wanted to know what the JDS leaders had to say".
But Kumaraswamy, he said, had no locus standi to confront the assembly. "People will know the betrayal committed by JDS".
Defending BJP's decision not to accede to JDS' demand for signing an MoU for power sharing, he said: "Why do you want mining and geology portfolio? Had we not worked properly with you for 20 months? Did we do anything against your wishes during the term?".
"Had we given the Mines and Geology portfolio, we perhaps would have saved the government. We don't want that. We don't want a single change to the agreement that we reached 20 months ago".
"We will reject this sort of coercion," Yeddyurappa said, reiterating "we will go before the people's court. We do not want to repeat this again in Karnataka. Hence I resign."
He said with this "betrayal", Devegowda is bound to be a "political untouchable".
"They (people) know who betrayed us. We are confident of getting more than 150 seats (in the 224-member Assembly). We will teach them a lesson" and not rest till the party gets a majority.
"Everyone knows that 129 MLAs had given individual affidavits and were paraded before the President," Yeddyurappa said.
Recalling the statement made by Kumraswamy to media on Sunday, he said: "Last night Kumaraswamy spoke in front of the camera and said everything had been sorted and they would support the government."
"But next day, they betrayed us. People will not forget this betrayal."
Dubbing JDS as a party that had adopted "double standards", Yeddyurappa said, "for the sake of power they can do anything and everything".