Governor to take decision as per law: Parameshwar
Letter signed by Cong-JDS MLA's handed over to Governor
Bengaluru, May 16: With the election results throwing a fractured mandate in the state, the Congress has handed over a letter, having a party resolution and signatures of all MLA's to extend its support to JDS to form the government, to Governor Vajubhai Vala on Wednesday.
A delegation led by JDS Legislature Party leader HD Kumaraswamy and KPCC president Dr G Parameshwar who met the Governor at Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday at 5 pm, submitted the letter signed by 117 MLA's.
Speaking to reporters outside the Raj Bhavan, Dr G Parameshwar said that leaders of both the parties have met the Governor and submitted the letter on the resolution taken by the Congress at the Legislature Party meeting. The Governor promised that he would take a decision after taking legal opinion from legal experts keeping in mind the law, Supreme Court orders, Constitutional provisions and the decisions taken in such circumstances in Goa, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur and other states, he said.
JDS president HD Kumaraswamy said that they have given the letter signed by 117 MLA's and decision taken in Legislature Party meetings to the Governor. Congress senior leader Gulam Nabi Azad, Siddaramaiah and others have brought to the Governor’s notice about the incidents where the coalition was invited to form the government other than the party which took highest seats in some states when there was no clear mandate and the Supreme Court’s verdict in Goa case. Based on the information provided by JDS and Congress and opinion from the legal experts, the Governor has promised of taking a decision. He only should decide the future course of action, he said.
MLA's parade
Before shifting all the MLA's JDS and Congress to Eagleton Resort near Bidadi to protect them from poaching, it was decided to parade all of them before the Governor. Since only 10 MLA's each from JDS and Congress were allowed to meet the Governor, the decision parade them before the Governor was dropped.
KPCC working presidents SR Patil and Dinesh Gundurao, MLA's HD Revenna, Roshan Beig, Bandeppa Kashempur and others were present.
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Chhattisgarh: FIR against Vedanta group chairman Anil Agarwal, others after blast kills 20 workers
Sakti (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): The Chhattisgarh police on Thursday registered an FIR against Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal and others in connection with the blast at the firm's power plant in Sakti district that claimed 20 lives, an official said.
The explosion occurred on April 14 at the Vedanta plant in Singhitarai village when a steel tube carrying high-pressure steam from the boiler to the turbine burst, leaving several workers with severe burn injuries. The incident claimed 20 lives and left 16 persons injured.
A case has been registered at Dabhra police station under sections 106 (causing death by negligence), 289 (negligent conduct with respect to machinery) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Sakti Superintendent of Police Prafull Thakur said.
"Eight to ten individuals, including Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal, have been named in the FIR. If more persons are found responsible during the investigation, their names will be added," Thakur told PTI.
Investigation into the incident is underway and several reports are awaited, including post-mortem reports of the deceased and findings from the forensic science laboratory and the industrial health and safety department, he said.
"A technical team has also been constituted to probe the cause of the blast. Further sections will be added if required after all reports are received," the SP said.
Following the incident, the opposition Congress had demanded registration of an FIR against the plant management and a judicial inquiry into it.
