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Ashwani Kumar says SC’s decision is 'supreme' on disqualification of Karnataka MLAs
Nov-13-2019

Ashwani Kumar, former law minister and senior Congress leader has accepted the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) which upheld the decision to disqualify 17 rebel Karnataka Congress and JD(S) MLAs and said that the verdict will empower the anti-defection law. He said ‘Disqualification of MLAs of Karnataka by Supreme court is legitimate. The Supreme Court has maintained that the anti-defection law is the principal of the parliamentary democracy. After this decision, such a law will be more empowered’.

Earlier today, the top court upheld the decision of the then Karnataka speaker K R Ramesh Kumar to disqualify 17 rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs under the anti-defection law but ruled that they can contest the upcoming by-elections in the state. He also took a jibe at Maharashtra Governor for recommending President Rule and said that he did not follow the prescribed criteria. The Congress leader said ‘He has given more time to one party and less time to other parties to form government in the state. I believe this is not a democratic norm’.

In fast-moving developments, the President's Rule was imposed in the state on Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's recommendation after no party could stake claim to form the government.

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