From: gnreddy@cbnewsf.att.com (G.N.Reddy)
Subject: India - Bangarappa quits as Karnataka Chief Minister
Organization: AT&T
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 21:26:55 GMT


Source    : The CGI
Date      : November 11, 1992  
Country   : India

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* Bangarappa quits as Karnataka Chief Minister

Bangalore : November 11 - The Karnataka Chief Minister Mr.S.Bangarappa
resigned on Wednesday night after gauging the pulse of his party's
Legislators, MPs and Ministerial colleagues who advised him to honor
the Cong(I) high command's directive. The year long political
stalemate in the dissidence ridden Cong(I) party in Karnataka has
ended with Bangarappa's resignation. Dissidents stepped up
to oust Bangarappa and save Congress campaign quoting instances of
alleged ommissions and commissions by his Government. According to
Bangarappa, dissidents in the party started their activities from the day 
he took over as CM. 
	The dissidents also quoted the instance of Bangarappa defying the 
Cong(I) high command by not attending the Tirupati session of the AICC(I), 
stripping off portfolios of senior ministers like M.Veerappa Moiley and 
Aziz Sait without permission of the high command, doctoring of cabinet 
records pertaining to granting of permission to nine capitation fee based 
private engineering colleges and holding the Oct 17 'Sadhaneya Samavesha' 
( to celebrate the second anniversary of his government) despite protests 
by partymen.
	The situation worsened with the resignation of three ministers
Aziz Sait, Manorama Madhwaraj and M.S.Athmananda. This was followed by
six more resignations including that of senior minister M.Moliey, a CM
aspirant along with K.Shivamurthy and D.M.Manjunath.
	Taking a serious view of the deteriorating party image in the
state, the party high command deputed a high level team of observers 
headed by Union Home Minister, S.B.Chavan on Nov 3 to assess the situation. 
The team which made an in-depth study for three days and gathered individual
opinion of party legislators, MPs and other leaders submitted its
report to party president Mr.Narasimha Rao who summoned Bangarappa and 
asked him to resign since the report was adverse to him.
	Bangarappa who waited in vain to get an appointment with Prime
Minister returned to the city on Wednesday night and decided about his 
resignation after hectic consultations with his colleagues.
	Speaking to reporters after he met the Governor and submitted
his resignation Bangarappa reiterated his faith in the leadership of
Mr.Narasimha Rao. 
	He said the selection of the new leader was left to the high 
command and added "I will wish well to my successor whoever he may be".
	He thanked the party president Mr.P.V.Narasimha Rao for all 
the cooperation extended to him during his tenure as Chief Minister and 
also the Karnataka Governor Mr.Khurshid Alam Khan.
	Despite Bangarappa's request to the high command to take action
against dissidents, it did not act sensing that there was some truth in
their allegations. Following this there was sudden a spurt in the
dissident's activity.

* The Attorney General of India Mr.G.Ramaswamy who has come under cloud for 
his controversial dealings with Stanchart has resigned, according to official 
sources.

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