Yeddyurappa sits on dharna

Bengaluru: BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa on Wednesday began dharna along with party cadre in front of Karnataka Vidhana Soudha as the Speaker had not accepted the resignations of the Congress-JDS lawmakers.

"We will meet the Governor and the Speaker. According to the Speaker, 5 to 6 persons had submitted their resignation. Then why is he delaying this. He must accept them immediately. I will talk to Ramesh Kumar," he said. On July 9, Karnataka Assembly Spea­ker KR Ramesh Kumar had said he would act according to the constitution.