Karnataka Crisis: BSY Show of Strength in Delhi

The BJP, at New Delhi, yesterday demanded that the President, Ms Pratibha Patil, should recall the Governor, Mr H.R. Bhardwaj, for recommending President's Rule in Karnataka. A delegation of top BJP leaders along with the Chief Minister, Mr B.S. Yeddyurappa, and 116 Karnataka MLAs met the President and submitted a memorandum against Mr Bhardwaj. Mr Yeddyurappa also claimed he has 121 MLAs supporting him and that he can prove his majority "anytime and anywhere".

After their meeting with the President, the BJP president, Mr Nitin Gadkari, said since the President was the guardian of the Constitution, the party had decided to take up the issue with her. "We met the President and demanded that she give us protection. We asked her that no action should be taken on the report submitted by the Governor, who has recommended President's Rule in the state," Mr Gadkari said.

On the other hand, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj said that the Karnataka is in crisis and "imposition of the provisions of Article 356 (1) is necessary whenever there is breakdown of the constitutional mechanism in the state." He made a strategic move yesterday by disclosing contents of the special report sent to the Centre on Sunday. Interpreting the report in a communique, Mr Bhardwaj said the manipulation of numbers inside the Assembly to win the trust vote, amounted to a constitutional breakdown which was why he had recommended invoking Article 356(1).
 

Modi Is Not Our PM: Owaisi

MIM is a recognized state political party based in the Indian state of Telangana, with its head office in the old city of Hyderabad, which has its roots in the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen founded in 1927. Unlike most of the regional and national level parties, MIM party leaders ‘fight’ only for the well-being of Muslims, whereas no other party has such communal feelings. In their each and every speech, MIM leaders speak only about Muslims. If these leaders are here to fight for Muslims, then why there are no development works are happening in old city area for decades. Akbaruddin Owaisi faced criticism for making hate remarks on Narendra Modi and Hindus. Recently, his elder brother Asaduddin Owaisi made some notorious annotations. In a one-on-one debate between BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra and Asaduddin Owaisi on the topic of demonetization in a popular Hindi channel, the former left no stone unturned in exposing the latter’s communal designs. Owaisi claimed how most of the Muslim community still remains unbanked and that demonetization has caused severe inconvenience to Muslims. He even went on to say that ATM’s in Muslim-dominated areas weren’t fed enough money. He indirectly alleged that the Modi government hadn’t done anything for Muslims. Even after being pressurized Owaisi didn’t call Narendra Modi as his Prime Minister. He went on said, “Your Prime Minister…” On the other hand, Sambit spoke wisely and called Owaisi a leader of small stature because he talked only of Muslims. He said that no area was Muslim or Hindu and that all areas belonged to India. Owaisi was constantly quoting an RBI report, to which Sambit challenged him to show where the RBI had used the word ‘Muslim’. Sambit even said that if a Muslim leader speaks of Muslims it’s not an issue, but the moment a VHP leader speaks of Hindus people go crazy accusing them of imposing the Hindutva ideology. The most amazing of his counters was to Owaisi’s claims of Muslims not having been brought into the banking system. Sambit said that when banks or ATMs are to be opened in Muslim areas leaders like Owaisi shout that banking is un-Islamic and that Muslims should refrain from it! This video of debate between Sambit Patra and Asaduddin Owaisi is going viral in social media.