Yet Another Congress MLA Undergoes 'Operation Kamala'
From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore
Bangalore, Oct 21: Yet another Congress MLA, M Narayanaswamy, elected from the Bangarpet Assembly Constituency, has fallen prey to ruling BJP’s controversial 'Operation Kamala' and resigned his seat.
Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah, who had become the centre of controversy through his decision of disqualifying as many as 11 BJP MLAs and 5 Independents within a couple of hours before the crucial floor test being faced by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on October 11 at 10.30 am, has accepted the resignation of Narayanaswamy.
Narayanaswamy is the second Congress MLA to undergo 'Operation Kamala' and resign his Assembly membership after the Jagalur MLA, S V Ramachandrappa, a couple of days.
The ruling party has also ensured another resignation from JD(S) MLA from Channapatna, M C Channapatna, who had abstained from the assembly during the second floor test faced by Yeddyurappa in the assembly on October 14.
The strength of the Congress party has now come down to 71 from 73. It may be recalled that 80 MLAs had won from the Congress party in the May 2008 assembly elections, and the party had lost most of its members due to 'Operation Kamala.'
Meanwhile, speculation is ripe in political circles that the ruling BJP is seriously attempting to 'persuade' at least another 8 to 10 Congress MLAs to resign their seats. The possibility of a few more JD(S) MLAs quitting their seats as part of 'Operation Kamala' cannot be ruled out.
In the second trust vote, which was successfully faced and won by Yeddyurappa with 106 to 100 votes, the ruling party has already managed to improve its victory margin by 9 following the resignation of the 2 Congress and 1 JD(S) MLA.
Incidentally, there are conflicting claims about another BJP MLA, Manappa Vajjal from Lingsugur, who had abstained from the assembly during the second trust vote on October 14, is believed to have been persuaded by the ruling party not to ditch the Chief Minister. However, the dissident BJP MLAs, who are camping in the posh Golden Palm Resort on the Bangalore-Tumkur Road near Nelamangala, claim that Manappa Vajjal is 'very much with us and will never support Yeddyurappa.'
If Manappa Vajjal decides to support Yeddyurappa, the ruling party’s majority in the assembly will go up by 11, including the vote from the Speaker, who is technically a BJP man,
The ruling party, evidently, is keen to improve its strength and reducing the size of the opposition Congress and JD(S) members through Operation Kamala to ensure the safety of the Chief Minister in the event of the High Court’s decision in the writ petitions challenging the disqualification of the 11 BJP MLAs and 5 Independent MLAs were to go against its interest.
KPCC President R V Deshpande and former Chief Minister and State JD(S) President H D Kumaraswamy have strongly condemned the unethical practices and 'Operation Kamala' to force Congress and JD(S) MLAs to resign by offering money or positions of power. They demanded that the Govenor should immediately dismiss the BJP Government as it had lost its majority and was resorting to illegal, unconstitutional and undemocratic means to continue in power.
Kumaraswamy has promised to release audio and video CD regarding the promise made to Gubbi JD(S) MLA, S R Srinivas, by a senior minister belonging to Vokkaliga community in the Yeddyurappa cabinet offering huge sums of money and promise of even ministership.
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