K'taka crisis: It's unconstitutional of Speaker to not accept resignations, says BJP

BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain called the act of Karnataka Speaker of not accepting the resignation of rebel MLAs as unconstitutional.

New Delhi: Karnataka is facing a major political crisis after 16 MLAs from the ruling Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) resigned, reducing the 13-month-old government to a minority in the 225-member state Assembly.

Some of the rebel MLAs are camping at a five-star hotel in Mumbai. Meanwhile, Congress leader DK Shivakumar, who arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday to talk to the rebel MLAs at the hotel was not allowed to meet the lawmakers and was denied entry into the hotel by the state police.

The minister accused the BJP in the matter.

Refuting the charges, BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said that it was wrong to blame the BJP for this as the issue was between the minister and the hotel management.

Taking jibe on the political crisis in Karnataka, Shahnawaz also said that it was unconstitutional of the Speaker to not accept the resignations of the MLAs.