There are enough judicial rulings and legal guidelines for a Governor to handle a situation like the one in Karnataka. Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has the support of 121 MLAs, including rebels. Instead of sorting out the issue in a democratic way in the Assembly, the Governor's report recommending the dismissal of the government reflects the high-handedness and partisan attitude of the constitutional head. The only recourse open to the Centre is to recall the Governor.
E. Sivasankaran,Coimbatore
H.R. Bhardwaj has brought disrepute to the constitutional post of Governor. He has all along acted like an agent of the Centre, with the single-point agenda of destabilising an elected government. One wonders whether we need a Governor in the first place.
A. Laxminarayana Rao,Kannur
