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Disqualified MLA meets CM BSY

01:25 PM Aug 03, 2019 | Team Udayavani |

Bengaluru: Rebel MLA Dr K Sudhakar, who was recently disqualified from Karnataka assembly on Saturday met Chief Mnisiter BS Yediyurappa.

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Addressing presspersons after meeting Yediyurappa, Sudhakar said, “As I was absent on the day of Chief Minister’s oath-taking ceremony, I couldn’t congratulate him. I have come here today to congratulate the CM.”

He further added, “The purpose of my visit today is to discuss pending development programs in Chikkaballapur. I have full faith in the CM that he will consider my request regarding the pending programs and release grants.”

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

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.

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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).

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