Addressing reporters here, he said by passing the so-called resolution in the Cabinet, the government was trying to prevent the governor from discharging his Constitutional duties.
The former prime minister defended the governor’s remark saying Bhardwaj had reacted to a two-page letter written by the chief minister, and not the Cabinet resolution.
Gowda sought to know why Yeddyurappa was silent for so long when he claimed that the governor had on December 31 indicated that he would grant permission for prosecuting him on Republic Day.
Published 21 January 2011, 11:11 IST