We are capable of conducting reverse operation: Dinesh Gundu Rao
Bengaluru, Jul 1: With two Congress MLAs in Karnataka Monday sending in their resignations to the Assembly Speaker, the Congress Monday accused the BJP of trying to destabilise the coalition government by blackmailing and threatening its MLAs.
Congress state president Dinesh Gundu Rao asserted that the coalition government was stable and has majority.
He warned of action against those trying to destabilise the government.
"A few people must have succumbed to such pressure but it will not affect the government.We have majority. If situation warrants, we too are capable of taking action of various types. We have not tried it yet," Rao told reporters.
Hours after Vijayanagara Congress MLA Anand Singh submitted his resignation to Speaker Ramesh Kumar, his party colleague and rebel legislator Ramesh Jarkiholi too sent in his resignation.
On Anand Singh submitting his resignation, Rao said "We don't know for what he had resigned... must be some pressure. BJP has been trying to destabilise the government.
Their agenda has been that there should not be a stable government."
Rao said he would speak to Singh and try to convince him but in the event nothing works out, he would leave it to him.
He alleged that the Centre had been misusing its authority by letting loose central agencies on opposition leaders.
"BJP leaders are blackmailing and threatening some people to create chaos. The central leaders are misusing their authority. They are misusing various central agencies and are building pressure on some people," Rao said.
BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa said they were not bothered about the resignations.
"our first concern is the people and drought," he said.
"We will keep watching the situation. Anything may happen. If the government collapses, we are not responsible.
It will collapse under its own weight," he said.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
