The fate of the fragile Congress-JDS government in Karnataka is likely to be decided on the floor of the assembly Monday even as the rebel MLAs Sunday bluntly refused to compromise on their stand and Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy made an appeal to them to attend the House in an effort to save his 14-month old ministry.
Two days of efforts to woo back the rebel MLAs after the government defied on July 19 two deadlines set by Governor Vajubhai Vala to prove majority appeared to have fallen flat as the lawmakers hunkered down in a Mumbai hotel asserted they would not return and rejected allegations they were held captive.
We thought this government will do good to the state but it did not happen. There is no question of our attending the assembly session tomorrow, rebel JD(S) MLA K Gopalaiah said in a video, flanked by ten other legislators.
A H Vishwanath, who resigned as the JD(S) state president following the Lok Sabha election debacle, said "the demonic politics in the name of coalition has done no good to the people and compelled the MLAs to reisgn."
The JDS leader also assured he would do every bit to solve their problems as he insisted there was a need to save the democratically elected government from the evil forces which are trying to shake the very foundation of democracy by misusing their political influence."
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