Fallout of what has happened in Karnataka and the turn of events at the Supreme Court was felt in Jharkhand when the Congress led a delegation to Raj Bhawan. The leaders handed over a letter to Governor Droupadi Murmu to redirect it to the President, alleging that the BJP has killed democracy.
Former PCC president and lohardaga MlA Sukhdeo Bhagat said on Friday that the party was baffled with the decision of the Karnataka Governor inviting the BJP to form a Government.
“It is a blatant case to denounce set democratic principles where mockery of the Constitution has been made. The Karnataka Governor on the instructions of Prime Minister Modi and BJP president Amit Shah dislodged every rule of law in this country along with morality. We went to the Governor to hand her over a letter to be sent to the President seeking removal of BS Yeddyurappa from the CM’s post if he does not resign after the Supreme Court decision,” said Bhagat flanked by ClP leader Alamgir Alam and former Minister Geetashree Oraon after meeting the Governor.
He said that the opinion of the party was vindicated with the Supreme Court on Friday hearing the case cut down the timeline given to prove majority from 15 days to two days. “Thanks to the Supreme Court which managed to safeguard respect for the Constitution and institutions in the eye of the people. The BJP and its top leadership tried their level best to destroy the very soul of the Constitution by smothering all set principles. The Governor there was not acting as a savior of the Constitution but as an agent of the PM and Amit Shah,” added the former State president.
The party had gone protesting and staging dharnas across the country and also at different places in Jharkhand under ‘Save the Constitution’ banner on Thursday, a day after BS Yeddyurappa was sworn in as Chief Minister despite being short of the halfway mark after the Assembly polls.
Bhagat, however, when asked about similar drama played out in 2005 in Jharkhand when Congress was at the helm, felt uncomfortable and responded saying that any wrongful act of the past cannot become a precedence to follow for future. The party, at the same time, also cited recent Government formations having taken place in Goa, Meghalaya and Mizoram to drive home its point. “All this is happening with money power. The Prime Minister seems to have not doing his ‘maan ki baat’ but ‘dhan ki baat’. The country had never seen the constitutional provisions being stooped to that level. Even makers of the Constitution would not have thought of about the abuses and misuses which have taken place under the BJP regime,” said the Congress leader.