BJP appeals to Karna Guv to "save democracy" in Ktk:

Alleging that democracy was being murdered in Karnataka, BJP General Secretary Muralidhar Rao Monday urged the Governor of that state to protect the principles of democracy.

"People who talk about democracy, people who talk about moral politics, those who talk about due process... we are warning them all, the system of democracy is being murdered in Karnataka.

The BJP will not accept this. We urge the (Karnataka) Governor to protect (democracy)," Rao told reporters here.

He claimed that the Karnataka Assembly Speaker was violating the law and subverting the spirit of the Constitution by conducting the debate on the trust vote in a "never-ending" manner.

The debate was continuing despite the Governor's appeals to conclude the debate on the vote of confidence, Rao, in charge of BJP affairs in Karnataka, alleged.

Rao alleged that the act of Karnataka Minister D K Shiva Kumar of Congress in going to meet the rebel MLAs in Mumbai amounted to undue influence, horse trading and negotiation.

Rao alleged that Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy was taking unethical and illegal decisions though he did not have a majority
For the third day running, the Karnataka assembly is debating the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy