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Buoyed by the high court verdict upholding the disqualification of 11 rebel Members of Legislative Assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday stepped up its attack on Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj, demanding his immediate recall for 'illegal and unconstitutional acts' if he does not step down on his own."The governor of Karnataka, if he has got any respect for the Constitution and standards in public life, should quit forthwith," said Venkaiah Naidu.
The unprecedented move came under severe criticism from the party's opponents, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress.
The war of words between Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and Governor HR Bhardwaj continued on Monday with the former telling the media that his 'friends' are planning on filing a defamation suit against the Governor.
Home Minister P Chidamabaram has criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party for its attack on Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj granting sanction to prosecute the chief minister and said the governor's decision was in accordance with the law.
A member of the chief minister's legal team told rediff.com that the petition, seeking a stay on the Governor's order, will be filed on Monday morning and could come up the same day, as there was urgency in the matter.
Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde has decided to withdraw his resignation."If Governor H R Bhardwaj gives me an appointment, I will meet him on Sunday to withdraw my resignation," Hegde told reporters on Saturday.The top anti-corruption official had resigned to protest the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government's inaction about several of his reports, specially the one about the illegal mining lobby operating in Karnataka.
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A local court on Wednesday extended police remand of Shivraj Puri, the main accused in the alleged Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) Citibank fraud, by 2 more days till January 14 as police is yet to recover iPad considered to be vital evidence.
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Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj has rejected the resignation of the state's Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde. Sources in the Raj Bhavan, while refusing to reveal details about the governor's decision, confirmed that Justice Hegde's resignation had been rejected.The Lokayukta had tendered his resignation on Wednesday citing the failure of the government to protect the interest of the institution.Hegde slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party government for reneging on its promise.
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A local court on Thursday extended police remand of Shivraj Puri, the main accused in the Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) Citibank fraud, by 6 days as police sought time to recover an iPad used by the mastermind to communicate with his clients.
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The father and brother of Ruchika Girhotra, who was molested by Haryana's former director general of police SPS Rathore, on Tuesday demanded the registration of fresh FIRs against him and others, in connection with the post mortem proceedings and booking of her brother in false cases.Subash Chander Girhotra and Ashu, father and brother of Ruchika, submitted their complaints to Panchkula Superintendent of Police Maneesh Chaudhary.
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The three Karnataka ministers, who are in the midst of illegal mining controversy, on Monday contended before the Election Commission that Governor H R Bhardwaj had no authority to refer to it the petition seeking their disqualification from the state legislature.
The Bharatiya Janata Party government has adjourned the Karnataka legislative assembly sine die to wade off the opposition protests seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into illegal mining.
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Shivraj Puri, the main accused in the estimated Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) fraud at Citibank's Gurgaon branch, was remanded in 14 days' judicial custody by a local court on Friday.
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