Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to urge the President to urgently recall Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj “in the true spirit of our constitution and our federal framework.”
In a strongly-worded letter to Dr. Singh on Thursday, Mr. Modi, quoting earlier rulings of the Supreme Court on the functions of governors, said the actions of Mr. Bhardwaj in ignoring the constitutional provisions to recommend imposition of President's Rule in Karnataka — even when the elected government in that State enjoyed a clear majority in the Assembly — would “put at stake the federal fabric of the country, which was one of the foundation stones laid down by our forefathers.”
Mr. Modi said Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa enjoyed the majority in the House when 16 MLAs were suspended and continued to enjoy it even after their suspension was withdrawn under orders of the Supreme Court.
He said that at a time when different States were being ruled by parties other than the one in power at the Centre, Mr. Bhardwaj's behaviour as an agent of the Congress could threaten the federal structure of the country.
Mr. Bhardwaj, instead of performing like a constitutional head of the state and acting as a bridge between the Centre and the State, was indulging in activities in “gross violation of the constitutional provisions, democratic principles, and above all, the basic tenets of the federal structure,” Mr. Modi said.
Keywords: Karnataka, Political crisis, H. R. Bharadwaj, B.S. Yeddyurappa, BJP, Narendra Modi
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