BJP urges Governor not to accept Horatti’s resignation
BJP leaders in Karnataka have petitioned the Governor to reject the resignation of Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti. They allege that Congress party officials coerced Horatti into resigning against his will.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing political instability and allegations of coercive tactics within state-level legislative bodies in India.
A delegation of BJP leaders on Sunday petitioned Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, urging him not to accept the resignation of Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti, on the grounds that he was allegedly forced to quit by the Congress leaders.
In the petition to the Governor, the BJP delegation, led by Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, alleged that Congress leaders including Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, KPCC president B.K. Hariprasad and MLC Saleem Ahmed, who is tipped to become the next Chairman of the Council, had illegally forced Mr. Horatti to resign.
The BJP delegation alleged that the Congress leaders had gone to the office of Mr. Horatti and brought pressure on him to resign immediately though he wanted to quit during the forthcoming Monsoon Session.
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