In a fresh bout of confrontation with the Governor, ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka on Thursday decided to take its campaign against H R Bhardwaj to the Rashtrapathi Bhavan to press for his recall for refusing to accept the state government's recommendation on new Lokayukta chief.
Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday indirectly blamed Governor H R Bhardwaj for delay in the appointment of Lokayukta asserting that the government has followed precedents and the ball was in his court.
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Karnataka high court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation, charging Governor H R Bhardwaj, Home Minister R Asoka, Bharatiya Janata Party member of parliament Ananth Kumar and former Lokayukta Santosh Hegde with conspiring to unseat former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa when he was in power.
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A delegation of Congress leaders from Karnataka on Saturday met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh demanding immediate appropriate action on Governor H R Bhardwaj's report to the Centre recommending dismissal of the B S Yeddyurappa government in the state.
Karnataka Lokayukta Shivaraj Patil on Tuesday said he would act on the illegal mining report submitted by his predecessor and Governor Bhardwaj's recommendation to initiate criminal proceedings against indicted former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.
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Bharatiya Janata Party veterans like Murli Manohar Joshi, Kalyan Singh and V K Malhotra may be accommodated as governors as their names are doing the rounds for appointment in gubernatorial posts in key states like Karnataka, Maharashtra and Haryana.
Justice Shivraj Patil, who took over as the Lokayukta of Karnataka two months ago, may tender his resignation on Monday. Insiders said that he is on his way to Raj Bhavan.
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The Kerala government on Thursday affirmed its commitment to build a new dam at Mullaperiyar in place of the 116-year old structure, saying its resolve to do so is based on the principle of 'water for Tamil Nadu and safety for Kerala'. Governor H R Bhardwaj, in his address to the legislative assembly to mark the start of the budget session, made the comments.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday described as "unwarranted and unsolicited" the Centre's advisory to the Karnataka government, based on Governor H R Bhardwaj's report, maintaining such advice should instead be sent to him for acting like an "old courtier" of the Congress.
Notwithstanding Centre rejecting H R Bhardwaj's recommendation on imposing President's rule in Karnataka, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday said he would continue to demand the recall of the Governor, who "acted in a partisan manner".
With Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj refusing to take any decision on the convening of the Karnataka legislative assembly session, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has decided to up the ante by holding protests across the state.
D V Sadananda Gowda is all set to assume charge as new Karnataka chief minister on Thursday even as there was disquiet in the rival camp which lost out in the bitterly fought secret ballot.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who sent his resignation to Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Sunday morning, told senior party leaders that he will send his resignation to Governor H T Bhardwaj on one condition -- that the party announce his choice of candidate as his successor.
Strongly condemning Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj's sanction to prosecute Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday said it was constitutionally improper and politically motivated.
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'H R Bhardwaj's exalted opinion of himself and Rahul Gandhi's exaggeration have done far worse than strengthen the chief ministers they claim to oppose.'
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With the Bharatiya Janata Party threatening to take to the streets in Karnataka, the Centre is likely to formally convey to Governor H R Bhardwaj rejection of his recommendation for imposition of President's rule in the state.
Virtually serving an ultimatum to H R Bhardwaj, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday threatened to plunge into an agitation against the governor's action, who had sought President's rule in the state, if the latter failed to give his approval by evening for convening the assembly from June 2.
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