Centre divided over imposing President's rule in K'taka

The B S Yeddyurappa will have some more anxious moments with the Union cabinet meeting in New Delhi remaining divided over the imposition of President's rule in Karnataka.

The decision will now be taken on Tuesday during a full fledged cabinet meeting.

'K'taka governor has made mockery of Constitution' 

The Union cabinet committee meeting was convened in New Delhi to decide on the recommendation of Karnataka Governor H R Bharadwaj to impose President's rule in Karnataka in the wake of a constitutional breakdown.

At the meeting, Home Minister P Chidamabaram, Defence Minister A K Antony and Telecom minister Kapil Sibal spoke strongly against the imposition of President's rule. They said there was no fit cause to impose President's rule in the state and doing so could have severe legal repercussions.

However, their opinion was strongly opposed by Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Law Minister Veerappa Moily who claimed that the governor had acted correctly. They said that there had been a administrative breakdown in Karnataka and hence President's rule was necessitated.