No question of Bhardwaj's recall: Chidambaram

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 00:07

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Tags: Karnataka, HR Bhardwaj, BS Yeddyurappa

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday rejected the demand for recall of Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj with whom the ruling BJP has a running feud.

"There is no question of recalling the Governor", Home Minister P Chidambaram told a press conference here when asked about BJP's demand for recall of Bhardwaj after his last week's report recommending a spell of President's rule in the state and keeping the assembly in suspended animation.

Notwithstanding the Centre's decision to reject Governor's recommendations, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa said on Monday that they would continue to press for the removal of the Governor.

"The facts (in the Governor's report for imposition of President's rule) did not enable us to come to a conclusion with regards Article 356," he said explaining last night's decision of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) rejecting the Governor's report.

He said in arriving at the decision the government was "mindful" of the Supreme Court's judgment on the issue, an apparent reference to the SR Bommai judgement which put strict safeguards in regard to dismissal of a state government by the Centre.

Replying to questions, he said that the Centre would issue advisory to the Karnataka government in the aftermath of the Governor's report.

On the Governor's recommendations, Chidambaram said the "Governor performed his duty and we took our decision".

PTI

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First Published: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 00:07

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Hindi - Prayag Raj (Alld.)
Home Minister-Chidu Lungi is even worse than the previous incumbent-Dandy Patil.During Chidu`s watch Islamic & Maoist terror has incresed in the country. All this plonker does is to make excuses for his incompetence.Now he comes out in support of the discredited Governor-Bharadwaj- who should be booted out of office, but then as per UPA code of conduct, this miserable old man has done nothing wrong.

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Mansukh - Gujarat
If such is the kind of unconstitutional duty the Governor is performing he should be prosecuted because this is not the first time he had done this thing. This is the second time he has recommended the dismissal of an elected Government. He needs to understand that though he is in a constitutional post still he is a public servant.