State News And Discussion - 3

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The Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka has decided to parade all its 105 legislators before President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday to substantiate its claim that it has the support of the majority of the members of the state legislative assembly. BJP leaders have decided to take this decision to put an end to Opposition parties’ allegations that the party had fallen short of a majority and had resorted to arm twisting to win the trust vote on Monday.



The BJP contingent will travel to Delhi either on Monday night or early on Tuesday to parade its MLAs before the President.[color="#FF0000"] The party has also decided to intensify its protest against Governor H R Bharadwaj, who sent a letter to the Union government seeking dissolution of the House. The party said it will resist all attempts by the Union government to dissolve the assembly.[/color]



Meanwhile, the Speaker of the Karnataka legislative assembly has issued a communication stating that only 8 Janata Dal - Secular MLAs and 26 Congress MLAs had signed the attendance register at the House today. The Speaker was trying to indicate that just 34 of the Opposition MLAs were serious enough to attend the proceedings.