02-07-2010, 08:30 AM
It may be recalled that Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj has been criticising the BJP Government led by Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa openly on almost everything, may it be Governmentââ¬â¢s handling of flood relief operations, pace of infrastructure projects. A few days back, he had rejected the nomination of former Minister V Somanna to the Legislative Council by saying Somanna is a political defector and blamed defection as nuisance to parliamentary democracy. Somanna had joined the BJP, which created ripples in the Congress. This incident has angered the BJP and senior party leader Venkaiah Naidu took this opportunity to take him to task, questioning the propriety in rejecting the nomination of Somanna.
The BJP leader argued that the Governor has no purview of the matter and questioned the rule under which the Governor had rejected his nomination.
Naidu said, ââ¬ÅWhere is it written that a man who comes from another party is not qualified to become member of the Legislative Council. Somanna joined BJP by resigning his posts and he was not a defector.ââ¬Â
According to sources in the BJP, the central leadership is planning to meet the President in this regard.
http://www.dailypioneer.com/234392/Venka...ernor.html
The BJP leader argued that the Governor has no purview of the matter and questioned the rule under which the Governor had rejected his nomination.
Naidu said, ââ¬ÅWhere is it written that a man who comes from another party is not qualified to become member of the Legislative Council. Somanna joined BJP by resigning his posts and he was not a defector.ââ¬Â
According to sources in the BJP, the central leadership is planning to meet the President in this regard.
http://www.dailypioneer.com/234392/Venka...ernor.html