14 disqualified rebel Congress-JD(S) leaders move SC
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New Delhi: Fourteen disqualified rebel Congress-JD(S) leaders moved the Supreme Court Thursday challenging their disqualification as MLAs from the Karnataka Assembly.
Earlier, two rebel Congress leaders - Ramesh L Jharkhiholi and Mahesh Kumathalli - and an independent leader R Shanker, who were disqualified on July 25, had moved the apex court on July 29.
Disqualified JD (S) MLAs - A H Vishwanath, K Gopalaiah, Narayana Gowda - have filed a joint petition challenging the July 28 decision of disqualification by K R Ramesh Kumar, who resigned on Monday as Speaker of the House.
The Congress MLAs who have approached the apex court are - Prathap Gouda Patil, B C Patil, Shivaram Hebbar, S T Somashekar, Byrathi Basavaraj, Munirathna.
Others who were disqualified are - Roshan Baig, Anand Singh, MTB Nagaraj, Dr Sudhakar, Sand Shrimant Patil (all Congress).