NCP, DMK don’t favour Prez rule
As the Congress-led UPA government adopted a go-slow approach over the imposition of President’s rule in Karnataka, alliance partner NCP indicated that such a move would not find favour with it.
By ET Bureau |
NEW DELHI: As the Congress-led UPA government adopted a go-slow approach over the imposition of President’s rule in Karnataka, alliance partner NCP indicated that such a move would not find favour with it.
Expressing reservations over imposition of President’s rule, NCP general secretary D P Tripathi said: “Use of Article 356, providing for dismissal of a state government and imposition of President’s rule, should be the last resort.”
Mr Tripathi told reporters here that the “anticipatory disqualification” of MLAs by Karnataka speaker K G Bopaiah was “a brazen attempt to grant anticipatory bail” to the Yeddyurappa government. He insisted that “there is no constitutional basis” for such an action by the Speaker and termed the exercise of trust vote of the Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka assembly as “cold-blooded murder of democracy”.
While NCP has categorically made its reservations known, DMK is not openly airing its views. DMK chief Karunanidhi criticised the way proceedings were conducted in Karnataka assembly on Monday calling them “inappropriate” but he has refused to give his opinion on disqualification of MLAs by the Speaker. In 2007, it was pressure from Left allies that had prevented UPA-I from imposing President’s rule in Uttar Pradesh. Congress leaders feel Centre would have to address the reservations of allies before taking any decision on Karnataka.
Expressing reservations over imposition of President’s rule, NCP general secretary D P Tripathi said: “Use of Article 356, providing for dismissal of a state government and imposition of President’s rule, should be the last resort.”
Mr Tripathi told reporters here that the “anticipatory disqualification” of MLAs by Karnataka speaker K G Bopaiah was “a brazen attempt to grant anticipatory bail” to the Yeddyurappa government. He insisted that “there is no constitutional basis” for such an action by the Speaker and termed the exercise of trust vote of the Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka assembly as “cold-blooded murder of democracy”.
While NCP has categorically made its reservations known, DMK is not openly airing its views. DMK chief Karunanidhi criticised the way proceedings were conducted in Karnataka assembly on Monday calling them “inappropriate” but he has refused to give his opinion on disqualification of MLAs by the Speaker. In 2007, it was pressure from Left allies that had prevented UPA-I from imposing President’s rule in Uttar Pradesh. Congress leaders feel Centre would have to address the reservations of allies before taking any decision on Karnataka.
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