New Delhi: The Congress Friday welcomed the Supreme Court’s order of holding a floor test in Karnataka Assembly Saturday, saying the Constitution has won and democracy restored.
Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala had given BJP Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa 15 days time to prove its majority.
Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala said the unconstitutional decision of the Karnataka Governor has been rejected.
“Constitution wins, Democracy restored! BS Yeddyurappa does remain a 1 day CM – Constitution rejects an illegitimate CM as also the unconstitutional decision of Governor of Karnataka (sic),” he said on Twitter.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who represented the Congress-JD (S) combine in the apex court, termed the Supreme Court’s decision historic, and said, Interim Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has been restrained from taking policy decisions till tomorrow.”
The BJP, which emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats in Karnataka Assembly, was invited by Governor Vala to form the government despite the JD(S)-Congress combine staking claim by citing the support of 117 MLAs.
The majority mark is 112 seats.
