Senior Congress leader B. Janardhana Poojary said here on Wednesday that he will “tackle” Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa in the case of the latter reportedly criticising the functioning of the State government and its ministers.
To a question at a press conference here, he said that he would not complain to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) over the issue. “I will tackle him,” he said.
Mr. Poojary alleged that the Speaker had crossed his boundaries by asking why there was a government in the State. He did not have the right to put such a question to a government elected by the people. He was violating the rules of a Speaker, Mr. Poojary alleged.
The former Union Minister of State for Finance in the Indira Gandhi Cabinet, said that he would ask the Speaker whether he was encouraging a revolt against the State government by criticising the functioning of the government and its ministers. The Speaker was acting like an Opposition, Mr. Poojary alleged.
At a point, Mr. Poojary claimed, that he had given Mr. Thimmappa the ticket to contest in Assembly elections.
Mr. Poojary also criticised the Speaker for criticising the functioning of Minister for Health and Family Welfare, U.T. Khader.
The former union minister suggested that Mr. Thimmappa should learn how to function as a Speaker and maintain the dignity of the position, from former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and present Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
