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‘Defections a conspiracy’
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ASIANAGE on 06 July, 2008 02:51:12
 
By Our Special Correspondent
New Delhi
July 6: Karnataka PCC president M. Mallikarjuna Kharge on Sunday lashed out at
the BJP government in Karnataka for targeting Congress and Janata Dal (Secular)
MLAs.
Mr Kharge, who arrived in the city at the head of a high-level party delegation
to meet the Prime Minister, told this correspondent, "It is a conspiracy of the
BJP to destroy the democratic system. The party is seeking to destroy other
political parties by inducing defections." Mr Kharge said that the BJP was
seeking to lure MLAs by offering power and financial benefit. "This is a bad
sign for democracy. After all, the BJP government has not even completed one
month in office. Such a situation has risen when the B.S. Yeddyurappa government
has not even faced the Assembly and is even yet to present the state Budget," he
said. KPCC president M. Mallikarjuna Kharge later called on AICC general
se-cretary Prithviraj Chavan.
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Karnataka delegation meets PM
By Our Special Correspondent
New Delhi
July 6: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has directed Union fertilisers minister
Ram Vilas Paswan to ensure the supply of fertilisers to Karnataka. The PM also
asked Mr Paswan to ensure that there was no shortage of fertilisers and to
personally monitor the situation. This was conveyed by Dr Singh to Karnataka PCC
president M. Mallikarjuna Kharge, who led a Congress delegation here. Later, the
Congress delegation also called on Union home minister Shivraj Patil seeking
amendment to Article 371 of the Constitution for special status to
Hyderabad-Karnataka.