Rebel JD(S) MLA Vishwanath to move Apex court

Pune: Rebel JD(S) MLA A H Vishwanath, who was disqualified by the Karnataka Speaker on Sunday, said the decision was "against the law" and he and other aggrieved legislators would approach the Supreme Court for redressal on Monday.

"The disqualification is against the law...just under a whip served on them, you cannot force the legislators to come to the House," Vishwanath said.

"The speaker has disqualified 20 members of the legislature because they have not attended the House...so against this decision pronounced by the Speaker, we are approaching the Supreme Court on Monday," the MLA said from an undisclosed location.

The disqualifications came a day ahead of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa seeking the trust vote in the assembly to prove his majority.