<p>A BJP delegation would meet President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram today, opposing imposition of the Central rule in the state.<br /><br />"Today and tomorrow, we will be in Delhi", he told reporters here before leaving for the national capital.<br /><br />Yeddyurappa said he would be approaching Chief Ministers of opposition-ruled states such as Buddhadeb Bhattachajee (West Bengal) and M Karunanidhi (Tamil Nadu) seeking their support in the opposition to the President's rule in Karnataka.</p>.<p>"This (opposition to President's Rule) may become a national battle", he said.<br /><br />Yeddyurappa said the Governor's decision to recommend President's rule was "really unfortunate".<br /><br />Accusing Bhardwaj of misusing his Constitutional powers, destabilising the Government and helping opposition members, the Chief Minister said he "severely condemns the partisan behaviour of the Governor".<br /><br />The Chief Minister said it is the first time in the history of the country that a Governor told a Speaker that his "decision is final" (a day before the trust vote), terming it as an "unpardonable crime".<br /><br />Yeddyurappa said he was confident that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Central Ministers hailing from the state would collectively take a decision that "illegally toppling an elected government is not correct".</p>
<p>A BJP delegation would meet President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram today, opposing imposition of the Central rule in the state.<br /><br />"Today and tomorrow, we will be in Delhi", he told reporters here before leaving for the national capital.<br /><br />Yeddyurappa said he would be approaching Chief Ministers of opposition-ruled states such as Buddhadeb Bhattachajee (West Bengal) and M Karunanidhi (Tamil Nadu) seeking their support in the opposition to the President's rule in Karnataka.</p>.<p>"This (opposition to President's Rule) may become a national battle", he said.<br /><br />Yeddyurappa said the Governor's decision to recommend President's rule was "really unfortunate".<br /><br />Accusing Bhardwaj of misusing his Constitutional powers, destabilising the Government and helping opposition members, the Chief Minister said he "severely condemns the partisan behaviour of the Governor".<br /><br />The Chief Minister said it is the first time in the history of the country that a Governor told a Speaker that his "decision is final" (a day before the trust vote), terming it as an "unpardonable crime".<br /><br />Yeddyurappa said he was confident that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Central Ministers hailing from the state would collectively take a decision that "illegally toppling an elected government is not correct".</p>