Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily slammed the BJP for criticising the advisory sent by the Centre to the B.S. Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka, saying the party should have taken it in the right spirit.
“The Centre acted in a responsible manner, despite the BJP being engaged in a malicious campaign against the Congress to gain sympathy from the people after Governor H.R. Bhardwaj sent in his report to the Centre. But the BJP’s attempts failed,” he said.
The BJP should have taken the Centre’s advisory in the right spirit, Mr. Moily said.
Allegations of corruption and illegal mining faced by the Yeddyurappa government were not created by Congress, he told reporters here.
It was the Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee which brought to light the menace of illegal mining going on in Karnataka, after which the Yeddyurappa government has come under the cloud of corruption charges, he said.
It was on the basis of these allegations that the Centre had sent the advisory, he added.
Mr. Yeddyurappa had said he has sent the copy of the advisory to BJP President Nitin Gadkari, seeking advice on future steps the state should take on the issue. Mr. Yeddyurappa and the BJP’s top brass have been highly critical of the advisory.
The Centre had sent the advisory after rejecting the Governor’s report recommending imposition of President’s rule.
Criticising the BJP, Mr. Moily claimed the party would be decimated in the next General Elections to be held in 2013.
The BJP, which was routed in the recent assembly polls held in five states, including Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, would face similar poll prospects in 2013 elections, he said.
Meanwhile, Mr. Antony said that anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare has not set any deadline over the Jan Lokpal Bill, the draft of which would be ready by June 30.
The Government will introduce the bill in the coming Parliament session and it was left to the Parliament to decide on its passage, he said.
