Hr Bhardwaj

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  Senior Congress leader HR Bhardwaj Lashes Out at Sonia Gandhi, Says She's in the 'Grip of Sycophants'

  Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Hans Raj Bhardwaj made a direct attack on party president Sonia Gandhi, alleging that she "shared no responsibility" and was in the "grip of sycophants and corrupt people".

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  Former Law Minister HR Bhardwaj Questions P Chidambaram's Role in 2G Scam

  Former Law Minister Hans Raj Bhardwaj, who was a close aide of the Gandhi family, has accused former Union Minister P Chidambaram of "not doing enough to stop the 2G scam".

• Justice Markandey Katju's Allegations Confirmed by Ex-Law Minister

  When asked about why he waited for 10 years to disclose that an allegedly corrupt judge was allowed to continue in office in the Madras High Court, Justice Markandey Katju insisted on NDTV that the "question is not why I did not make this disclosure earlier, the question is whether what I'm saying is correct or not."

• Lecturer suspended for trying to bribe Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj

  A lecturer of a government polytechnic in Bidar was suspended for writing to Governor HR Bhardwaj seeking cancellation of his transfer order and enclosing a cheque of Rs one lakh, a top official said today.

• Karnataka govt mulling fresh proposal to Governor for life convicts' release

  Karnataka Government would consider sending a fresh proposal to Governor H R Bhardwaj on premature release of over 100 life convicts on good conduct in view of the rejection of its earlier recommendations, Social Welfare Minister A Narayanaswamy said on Monday.

• Spent sleepless nights in first three years of BJP rule: Governor Bhardwaj

  Launching an indirect attack on former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj on Tuesday said he had spent 'sleepless nights' in the first three years of BJP rule as scams and misuse of power surfaced, but praised current Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar's rule.

• Karnataka, mired in graft, still without Lokayukta

  Despite allegations of corruption among some of its most well-known politicians and bureaucrats, Karnataka remains without an ombudsman or Lokayukta. In September last year, Justice Shivraj Patil quit the office barely a month after he was inducted, after allegations of an inappropriate land deal involving him.

• Karnataka Lokayukta's resignation accepted by Governor

  Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Justice Shivaraj V Patil. Mr Patil had resigned from the post of the state's Lokayukta yesterday.

• After mining report indicts Yeddyurappa, Governor promises action

  Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj has said he will take action on Lokayukta Santosh Hegde's report on illegal mining if needed. Justice Hegde had yesterday confirmed that the report names Chief Minster BS Yeddyurappa.

• Centre rejects Karnataka Governor's recommendation for President's Rule

  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has survived a floor test through a voice vote in the Assembly, bringing to an end, for the moment, days of political uncertainty in the state.The Assembly session began today, with the Chief Minister deciding to use the opportunity to prove his majority.He managed to get 199 votes in his favour with no votes...

• Karnataka crisis: BJP threatens to launch nationwide protest against Centre

  The continuing Karnataka crisis has now alomost reached a tipping point. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now threatened to launch a nationwide agitation if the Centre does not, by Tuesday, decide on Governor H R Bhardwaj's report to the President recommending President's Rule in the state."The script was written by some Congress leaders in Del...

• Karnataka crisis: Home Ministry disagrees with Governor's recommendation, say sources

  The high-voltage drama that Karnataka politics has been witnessing all of this week may soon be over. Sources have told NDTV that the Home Ministry doesn't agree with Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj's recommendation that President's Rule should be imposed in the state.Sources said that Home Ministry has sent its recommendations to the Prime Minister...

• Yeddyurappa, Governor meet; Karnataka deadlock to end?

  In a pitched political battle with the Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa,  Governor HR Bhardwaj met him in Bangalore this evening and told Mr Yeddyurappa that he expects the Centre's decision on his recommendation for imposition of President's Rule by tomorrow. This means Mr Yeddyurappa will have to wait a day or two before the Governor ...

• Yeddyurappa a friend, I won't resign: Governor

  In pitched political battle with the state's Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa since the weekend, the Governor will also formally hold a meeting with him in Bangalore today for the first time since after the Supreme Court struck down the disqualification of rebel BJP MLAs last week setting in motion a sequence of events that saw Mr Bhardwaj recommend P...

• Karnataka crisis: Governor HR Bhardwaj justifies recommending President's Rule

  As Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa took his battle with the state Governor HR Bhardwaj to Delhi, parading 122 MLAs at the Rashtrapati Bhawan to prove that he headed a majority government, Mr Bharadwaj struck back in Bangalore justifying his recommendation that President's Rule be imposed in the state. (Read: Yeddyurappa parades 122 MLAs) Mr...