Yeddyurappa to challenge Governor’s sanction in HC

He said the Governor is yet to furnish a copy of his order giving sanction to prosecute Yeddyurappa,despite pleas. Governor’s order has now been delivered to the Chief Minister’s office.

Yesterday,Yeddyurappa had shot off a letter to Bhardwaj objecting to denial of the copy of the order.

Sources said when chief minister’s Principal Secretary met the Governor,Bhardwaj told him that he would first give the order copy to complainants.

Bhardwaj had yesterday sanctioned prosecution of Yeddyurappa in alleged land scams. BJP had hit back at the Governor calling the decision constitutionally improper and politically motivated.

The Governor has been has been engaged in an open battle with the Chief Minister on charges of corruption against ministers,especially the Reddy brothers,in the BJP government in the state.

A Raj Bhavan communique said the sanction was accorded under Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act,1988 and Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code,1973. Both the provisions relate to Governor’s powers to grant sanction against public servant.

Kumar said the state government would come out with its “plan of action” this evening with regard to the Governor granting sanction for prosecution of Yeddyurappa.

“All the courses,remedies,including the legal remedies,are left open to us and we are pursuing them”,he said.

“We are in touch with our legal experts and national leadership and by this evening we will come out with our plan of action”,he said.

BJP leader and in-charge of party affairs in Karnataka,Dharmendra Pradhan is currently in Bangalore and “monitoring the situation”,he told reporters,adding,the state government is also in touch with General Secretary Arun Jaitley.

“We are having constant parleys and everything is under the advice and guidance of our national leadership”,Suresh Kumar said.

“Since beginning we are confident of our stand. We are strong on law; we are strong on legal grounds”,he said.

Suresh Kumar said Pradhan had said yesterday that Yeddyurappa,the leader of the legislature party and under whose leadership the party came to power,would continue as Chief Minister and continue to guide the party and the state.