THE ILLEGAL CM

 By Firoz.T.Totanawala

The Bangalore Metro Reporter

1st June 2011 issue-

                            THE ILLEGAL CM

Well, just to ponder over our great democracy. Now that the Supreme judgment is revealed that the disqualification of the 16 MLA’s by the Speakers few hours before the Vote of Confidence of the BJP Government in October was an unconstitutional act and it has put aside the order.

Technically speaking, if the act was unconstitutional, then, it means that the Chief Minister Mr. Yedurappa deliberately manipulated the machinery to safeguard him in spite of his less numbers. Now, as per the courts order, they deserved to be present in the trust vote and since they were against Yedurappa, Yedurappa has clearly lost the Trust Vote. However, he still continues to be in power.

It clarifies that the Yedurappa Government was not a majority, yet he managed to manipulate the machinery and survive. Technically or democratically speaking, Yedurappa has thus cheated the people of Karnataka and the spirit of Democracy and this makes him an illegal CM post October Trust Vote.

Further, since he was to loose the Chief Ministership and Yedurappa continued to remain in power, all his action post October shall also be termed as illegal. He used the chair, facilities of the Chief Minister, official residence, enjoyed the power, approved numerous projects etc, everything thus becomes illegal. Even though, he was not the Chief Minister, he eye washed the people of Karnataka and enjoyed power of the Chief Minister and used it. Had the trust vote happened with the 16 MLA’s at that time, he was sure to loose. Yedurappa, thus is an illegal CM post October Trust Vote. But, who cares.

Everybody is engrossed in their daily chores and nobody seems to have raised this issue. Eventually, Yedurappa has managed to survive illegally through the past 7 months. But, the million dollar question is if he is the illegal CM, then what about the actions and execution undertaken by him for the past 7 months? But, the activities go on and the CM happily continues to run the show. This is a mockery of democracy!!!

Yedurappa’s influential decision on Speaker to disqualify the 16 MLA’s there by to avoid them participating in the Trust Vote is unconstitutional. While he did it, it sure is an undemocratic method and that makes him an illegal CM and liable for severe punishment provided the true democracy exists. As of now the CM is illegal. That is all….