#KarnatakaPolitics : Congress – JD (S) Government Battles To Survive

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The HD Kumaraswamy led Congress- JD(S) alliance government is Karnataka plunged into fresh crisis as 11 legislators of the ruling alliance submitted their resignation at the Speaker’s office .

Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar was not in his office when the legislators went there to submit their resignation, sources to media said.

Later, Kumar told reporters here that 11 legislators submitted their resignation at his office.

“11 of them have submitted resignation letters. I told officials to take the letters and issue acknowledgement. Tomorrow the office will be closed… Monday I have prior engagement, so on Tuesday I will go to office and take further action, in accordance with rules,” he said.

To a question on the future of the government, Kumar said, “Let’s wait and see, I have nothing to do with it.”

“Whether the government will fall or survive, it will be decided in the assembly,” he added.

The MLAs who were seen at the Speaker’s office include, Ramesh Jarkiholi (Gokak), Pratap Gowda Patil (Maski), Shivram Hebbar (Yellapur), Mahesh Kumathalli (Athani), B C Patil (Hirekerur), Byratibasavaraj (K R Puram), S T Soma Shekar (Yashwanthpur) and Ramalinga reddy (BTM Layout) of the Congress.

The JD-S MLAs are A H Vishwanath (Hunsur), who recently resigned as party’s state chief, Narayana Gowda (K R Pet), and Gopalaiah (Mahalakshmi Layout).

Later, the legislators went to the Raj Bhavan to meet Governor Vajubhai Vala.

As a last bid, Congress’s “trouble shooter” and Minister D K Shivakumar met the legislators and tried to convince them.