The BJP's bluff that it will form the Government, even without the numbers, has been called out by the court.
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Supreme Court order on floor test in Karnataka was a vindication of the party's stand that the governor acted "unconstitutionally". Taking to Twitter, Mr. Gandhi said the court has called out BJP's "bluff" of forming a government even without the numbers and alleged that the party will now resort to using money and muscle power to "steal" the mandate. BJP hit back saying that the Congress' "double standards" towards the judiciary has been exposed as it was now praising the Supreme Court after insulting it and also attempting to impeach the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
Mr. Gandhi tweeted, “Today's Supreme Court order, vindicates our stand that GovernorVajubhai Vala acted unconstitutionally. The BJP's bluff that it will form the Government, even without the numbers, has been called out by the court. Stopped legally, they will now try money and muscle, to steal the mandate." Appearing for the party senior advocate and MP Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, “It is a historic interim order by the apex court of the country. It is historic because directly, with this degree of specificity it is raised for the first time, the extent of rights and discretion of the Governor to call ‘A' or ‘B' for government formation immediately after the election.”
Meanwhile Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, expressed confidence that the B S Yeddyurappa government will prove its majority in the state Assembly on Saturday. "BJP is ready and confident of winning trust vote in Karnataka. We will prove our majority on the floor of the House," he tweeted.
While BJP Spokesman Dr. Sambit Patra said, "There is nothing bigger than the mandate. We are all watching the Congress's conspiracy to undermine the mandate… This is why they went to the court in the middle of the night...There are news paper reports that initially, before the announcement of the Karnataka poll results, the Congress had prepared a petition where they anticipated that the BJP and the JD(S) would come together. They wanted the Supreme Court to direct the governor to invite the single largest party."
