KARNATAKA SPEAKER KR RAMESH BRIEFED THE MEDIA AFTER MEETING THE REBEL CONGRESS AND JDS MLAs AT THE VIDHAN SOUDHA. HE SAID HE WAS DISTURBED TO SEE REPORTS THAT HE WAS DELIBERATELY DELAYING THE DECISION ON RESIGNATIONS....HE SAID HE NEEDED TO VERIFY THE LETTERS WERE GENUINE AND VOLUNTARY AND THAT HE WAS MERELY FOLLOWING THE RULES. 11 REBEL MLAs SUBMITTED THEIR RESIGNATIONS AFRESH TO THE SPEAKER.