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| Karnataka porn scandal: Ruckus in Assembly; three ministers may be asked to quit as MLAs
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| INDIA
, 8-February-2012
2:49:14 AM |
| Three Karnataka ministers who were allegedly caught on camera watching porn on a cellphone in the state Assembly have resigned. The ministers - Lakshman Savadi, CC Patil and Krishna Palemar - may be asked to resign as MLAs too.
The issue led to a high-voltage uproar in the Assembly as it convened today, with Opposition members shouting "shame, shame". They demanded that the three BJP MLAs be expelled. The House was adjourned for half-an-hour. All floor leaders of the Karnataka Assembly met before the House convened.
The BJP says the ministers resigned voluntarily. The trio reportedly said they were keen "to save the party's image." Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda of the BJP forwarded their resignations to the Governor. The resignations have been accepted.
The ministers were filmed by a local channel that was broadcasting proceedings in the Assembly. Sources say the ministers allegedly viewed two clips on a phone - one was pornographic, the other was a news story on a rape. According to reports, the person holding the mobile phone in the video clip shown by the channel is Mr Savadi. The person sitting next to him is Mr Patil. The phone allegedly belonged to Mr Palemar, who gave it to Mr Savada, sources say.
The BJP is red-faced and in a huddle at the highest level. It points out that the ministers have resigned and says an inquiry will be held into the matter. BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman also said that appropriate action would be taken against the BJP men if they were found guilty. "If it has happened, it is very worrying," she said. "It is a very unfortunate incident," added the party's Arun Jaitley.
The Opposition is in no mood to back down, and has even demanded the Chief Minister's resignation over the matter.
The Congress' Veerappa Moily says the ministers' resignation is not enough for the "shameless act"; the ministers, he says,
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