Karnataka Rebel MLAs: SC to Consider Sibal’s Allegations On Record

Yediyurappa had purportedly hit out at party leaders for lack of support in “saving” the BJP govt in the audio clip.

Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa. 

(Photo: PTI)

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 5 November, said that it would consider Kapil Sabil’s request to take on record his allegations against Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in the MLA disqualification case.

Sibal alleges that Yediyurappa has confessed on tape about influencing MLAs who were later disqualified, reported news agency ANI.

On Monday, 4 November, the Karnataka Congress had requested the Supreme Court hearing the MLA disqualification case to take on record a fresh audio clip in which Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa is purportedly referring to rebel MLAs.

A bench headed by Justice NV Ramana said it will consult Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi for constituting the bench tomorrow to consider the fresh material given by the Karnataka Congress.

A purported audio clip of Yediyurappa expressing anguish against leaders at a recent party meeting in Hubballi over their opposition to giving tickets to disqualified Congress-JD(S) MLAs for the 5 December assembly bypolls in 15 assembly constituencies had surfaced on Friday.

In the audio, he is purportedly saying that the rebel Congress JD(S) MLAs, who were later disqualified, were kept in Mumbai during the final days of the coalition government under BJP national President Amit Shah’s watch.

He had purportedly hit out at party leaders for lack of support in "saving" the BJP government and not recognizing their "sacrifice", behind party coming to power.

The top court had on 25 October reserved verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the disqualification of 17 Karnataka MLAs before the trust vote moved by the previous HD Kumaraswamy government.

(With Inputs from ANI)