3 more cases against Yeddy, CM-Guv spat continues

The war of words between Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and Governor HR Bhardwaj continued on Monday with the former telling the media that his 'friends' are planning on filing a defamation suit against the Governor.

Speaking to media persons outside his residence in Bengaluru, he said that the Governor had acted in haste and taken the decision to accord sanction to prosecute him.

Yeddyurappa said that the Governor had made a lot of remarks against him and all of them were not in good taste.

"My friends are upset with these statements and will be filing a defamation case against him," he said.

He further said that he was making an appeal to the Governor to tender an apology to the people of Karnataka for making such a hasty decision against their chief minister.

"Due to his hasty actions the

people of the state suffered. It is now the moral obligation of the Governor to compensate the people of Karnataka due to the bandh, which was called due to his hasty decision," Yeddyurappa pointed out.

Meanwhile, the Special Court, which is hearing the two complaints filed against the chief minister in connection with a land scam, will hear the matter at 2 pm on Monday.

The two advocates -- Sirajin Bhasha and K N Balakrishna -- who filed the complaints have added three more cases taking it up to 15.

At New Delhi, the BJP leaders met President Pratibha Patil and submitted a memorandum coupled with documents to show that the Governor was acting as an agent of the Opposition. They have sought a recall of the Governor with immediate effect.