<p>"Dacoits can become the ministers, why not disqualified MLAs,” Ramesh Jarkiholi, a disqualified MLA, has said.</p>.<p>Jarkiholi, along with other disqualified MLAs, met BJP national general secretary B L Santosh to get assurance from the BJP ticket for bypoll, in the national capital on Wednesday. “The Supreme Court judgement is a slap on the face of Congress leaders,” he said.</p>.<p>When asked whether all disqualified MLAs were aspiring for the ministership in the Yeddiyurappa government, he said, “When dacoits can become ministers why not disqualified MLAs?”</p>.<p>Despite the BJP leaders claiming that all 17 disqualified MLAs joining the saffron party, R Shankar, another disqualified MLA, was skeptical on this issue.</p>.<p>“I have not decided whether to join the BJP or not,” he told reporters.</p>.<p>The apex court order upholding the Speaker’s decision of disqualifying all 17 MLAs was virtually a shock for Shankar as he had been arguing that he was wrongly disqualified by the Speaker since he had not been elected on Congress ticket.</p>
<p>"Dacoits can become the ministers, why not disqualified MLAs,” Ramesh Jarkiholi, a disqualified MLA, has said.</p>.<p>Jarkiholi, along with other disqualified MLAs, met BJP national general secretary B L Santosh to get assurance from the BJP ticket for bypoll, in the national capital on Wednesday. “The Supreme Court judgement is a slap on the face of Congress leaders,” he said.</p>.<p>When asked whether all disqualified MLAs were aspiring for the ministership in the Yeddiyurappa government, he said, “When dacoits can become ministers why not disqualified MLAs?”</p>.<p>Despite the BJP leaders claiming that all 17 disqualified MLAs joining the saffron party, R Shankar, another disqualified MLA, was skeptical on this issue.</p>.<p>“I have not decided whether to join the BJP or not,” he told reporters.</p>.<p>The apex court order upholding the Speaker’s decision of disqualifying all 17 MLAs was virtually a shock for Shankar as he had been arguing that he was wrongly disqualified by the Speaker since he had not been elected on Congress ticket.</p>
