<p>Six ministers of the B S Yediyurappa government have moved a city court on Friday, seeking an injunction against newspapers and TV channels from publishing anything defamatory against them.</p>.<p>The six ministers are Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar, Agriculture Minister BC Patil, Cooperation Minister HT Somashekar, Health and Family Welfare, and Medical Education minister K Sudhakar, Municipal Administration minister KC Narayan Gowda and Urban Development minister Bhyrati Basavaraj.</p>.<p>They are among the 17 MLAs of the previous JD(S)-Congress coalition, who rebelled and submitted their resignations. After being disqualified by the Legislative Assembly Speaker under anti-defection law, they were flown to Mumbai and were lodged at a hotel.</p>.<p>Sudhakar confirmed on Twitter that they had approached the court as a "precaution to prevent the telecast of unverified reports". Such reports can tarnish the image cultivated over a lifetime, he said.</p>.<p>In a protracted political drama, they returned after a couple of weeks and joined the BJP. All the six won the re-elections in 2019 and were subsequently inducted to the Cabinet in 2020, along with MLA <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/ramesh-jarkiholi" target="_blank">Ramesh Jarkiholi</a>, who resigned from the Cabinet recently after a sleaze CD emerged.</p>.<p>Their petition was heard at the Additional City Civil Sessions court on Friday and orders are expected Saturday, March 6.</p>
<p>Six ministers of the B S Yediyurappa government have moved a city court on Friday, seeking an injunction against newspapers and TV channels from publishing anything defamatory against them.</p>.<p>The six ministers are Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar, Agriculture Minister BC Patil, Cooperation Minister HT Somashekar, Health and Family Welfare, and Medical Education minister K Sudhakar, Municipal Administration minister KC Narayan Gowda and Urban Development minister Bhyrati Basavaraj.</p>.<p>They are among the 17 MLAs of the previous JD(S)-Congress coalition, who rebelled and submitted their resignations. After being disqualified by the Legislative Assembly Speaker under anti-defection law, they were flown to Mumbai and were lodged at a hotel.</p>.<p>Sudhakar confirmed on Twitter that they had approached the court as a "precaution to prevent the telecast of unverified reports". Such reports can tarnish the image cultivated over a lifetime, he said.</p>.<p>In a protracted political drama, they returned after a couple of weeks and joined the BJP. All the six won the re-elections in 2019 and were subsequently inducted to the Cabinet in 2020, along with MLA <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/ramesh-jarkiholi" target="_blank">Ramesh Jarkiholi</a>, who resigned from the Cabinet recently after a sleaze CD emerged.</p>.<p>Their petition was heard at the Additional City Civil Sessions court on Friday and orders are expected Saturday, March 6.</p>
