19 Congress lawmakers, including Ministers, holding their resignation letters.

19 Congress lawmakers, consisting of Ministers, holding their resignation letters.|Picture Credit: Special Arrangement

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Rebel Congress MLAs from Madhya Pradesh holed up in Bengaluru communicated with media individuals on Tuesday morning and clarified that they were “not kept hostage” by anybody but were of their own free choice. A number of MLAs and ministers assaulted Kamal Nath-led State government and its functioning, which they claim pushed them to resign.

The MLAs likewise claimed they were in Bengaluru since “they were not safe in Madhya Pradesh.”

This comes hours before petition by BJP leader Shivaraj Singh Chouhan looking for an instant floor test will turn up for hearing in Supreme Court. Ch