Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar, who is yet to decide on the resignation and disqualification of the rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs, said on Thursday that he would use his discretion and uphold the faith the Supreme Court has placed in him.
He said there was no further opportunity for the rebel MLAs to appear before him and it was a closed chapter now, adding, "law is same for everyone whether it is a labourer or President of India."
"I had called, they did not appear, that's all."
Asked if he would be issuing another notice to MLAs, hesaid, "don't I have any work...I had given once, they didn'tcome, there ends the matter. Law is same for every one from a labourer to President to me, there is no separate constitutionto every one."
Responding to a question on BJP meeting him, Kumar said, "they had come--today date is 25 (July), by 31st if we don't pass the Finance bill government will come to a standstill and we will not be in a position to even pay salaries, such a necessity has come, what to do?"
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