14 disqualified rebel Congress-JD(S) leaders move SC against disqualification

Bengaluru: Fourteen disqualified rebel Congress-JD(S) leaders moved the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging their disqualification as MLAs from the Karnataka Assembly.

Earlier, two rebel Congress leaders — Ramesh L Jharkhiholi and Mahesh Kumathalli — and an independent leader R Shanker, who were disqualified on July 25, had moved the apex court on July 29.

Disqualified JD (S) MLAs — A H Vishwanath, K Gopalaiah, Narayana Gowda — have filed a joint petition challenging the July 28 decision of disqualification by K R Ramesh Kumar, who resigned on Monday as Speaker of the House.

The Congress MLAs who have approached the apex court are — Prathap Gouda Patil, B C Patil, Shivaram Hebbar, S T Somashekar, Byrathi Basavaraj, Munirathna.

Others who were disqualified are — Roshan Baig, Anand Singh, MTB Nagaraj, Dr Sudhakar, Sand Shrimant Patil (all Congress).