Karnataka Congress has played down the defiance shown by four of its MLAs, who skipped the opening day of budget session on Wednesday. Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar did not seem worried about the ‘rebel’ MLAs tying up with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to move a no-confidence motion against the HD Kumaraswamy government in the state.
On being asked if the Congress is worried about the BJP moving a no-confidence motion in the wake of ‘rebel’ MLAs defying the party’s directives, Shivakumar said, “Let them try.” Congress MLAs Ramesh Jarkiholi, MaheshKumtalli, Umesh Jadhav and Nagendra defied the whip and remained absent from the Karnataka assembly.
The Congress leader, in turn, targeted the BJP for boycotting the Governor’s speech in Karnataka assembly earlier in the day. Shivakumar said it is very shocking that BJP legislators are showing this attitude of frustration towards the Governor’s speech.