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Karnataka sleazegate ministers quit, BJP embarrassed
Wednesday February 08, 2012 01:03:33 PM,
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Bangalore:
Three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in Karnataka resigned
from their posts Wednesday, a day after two of them were caught
watching porn on the third minister's phone in the state assembly.
The opposition is already clamouring for their expulsion from the
house.
All three - Laxman Savadi, C.C. Patil and J. Krishna Palemar -
claim they have done no wrong and say a probe would prove their
innocence.
The three told reporters separately here they had submitted the
resignation from the ministry to Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda
Gowda "voluntarily".
"We will urge the speaker to set up a probe to prove our
innocence," they said.
Private Kannada TV channels Tuesday showed Savadi intently
watching the porn clip while Patil appeared to take a brief look
on a cell phone that they said belonged to Palemar.
Gowda, state BJP chief K.S. Eshwarappa and former chief minister
B.S. Yeddyurappa also claimed that the resignations were
"voluntary". They did not want to embarrass the party, the three
leaders told reporters at separate meets.
Eshwarappa, however, acknowledged that the development was an
embarrassment for the party. "It is unfortunate. I cannot say it
has not caused embarrassment to the party," he said.
Eshwarappa said the three want Speaker K.G. Bopaiah to immediately
order a probe so they can prove their innocence. "They are
confident of proving their innocence," he said.
Gowda said he had accepted their resignations and forwarded them
to the governor for acceptance.
Savadi held the cooperation portfolio, Patil handled women and
child welfare while Palemar looked after environment and ports.
The opposition Congress has mounted pressure for their expulsion
from the Karnataka assembly.
"Resignation (from the ministry) is not adequate. They should be
expelled from the assembly. We will insist on their expulsion,"
state Congress chief G. Parameshwara told reporters.
The Janata Dal-Secular party will also seek their immediate
disqualification from the assembly, state JD-S chief H. D.
Kumaraswamy said.
The two parties plan to protest in the assembly till the three are
expelled. The assembly will meet till Feb 10.
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