K'taka political crisis: Can't accept resignation overnight, says Assembly Speaker

Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar said that he has not accepted any resignation as yet also added he can't do it overnight like this.

Bengaluru: On a day of drama, arrests and hectic developments, the beleaguered Congress-JD(S) government suffered further blow with two Congress MLAs quitting the Assembly even as Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar ruled out accepting resignations "overnight"

He said, "I have not accepted any resignations, I can't do it overnight like that."

"I have given them time till17th. I'll go through the procedure and take a decision."

He further added, "Today two more MLAs have resigned: Dr K Sudhakar and Mr MTB Nagaraj. As in the case of other MLAs, the law will take its own course. The law cannot deviate from person to person, it is uniform for one and all."

The 13-month-old Congress-JDS government had slumped into crisis following the resignation of MLAs from the membership of the state Assembly on Saturday.