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Bangalore: Pro-Yeddyurappa Ministers Step up Pressure for Change of Guard

  •   Fri, Jun 29 2012 04:07:19 PM

Bangalore, Jun 29 (PTI): Stepping up pressure over their demand for change in the leadership in Karnataka, seven Ministers today met former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and discussed the political situation amid reports that they planned to quit the BJP Ministry.

The ministers met at the residence of Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar, whom Yeddyurappa has been propping up as successor to his loyalist-turned foe D V Sadananda Gowda, and held parleys for an hour, party sources said.

They later met Yeddyurappa, who has been sulking since being forced to quit last year in the wake of Lokayukta report on illegal mining indicting him and asked by the party to come clean in the corruption cases for his reinstatement.

The sources said eight ministers loyal to the dissident leader have been contemplating to resign from the ministry, seen as a pressure tactic to force the party central leadership to meet their demand.

The rebels' move comes a day after the BJP leadership sought to buy more time to resolve the Karnataka crisis and asked Gowda to cancel his proposed visit to Delhi. Gowda had planned to meet the top pleaders amid persisting speculation over change of leadership of Gowda.

Sources said the dissidents were in no mood to accept the high command decision of "wait for some more time".

The ministers who took part in the meeting at Shettar's residence were C M Udasi, Basavaraj Bommai, M P Renukacharya, Umesh Katti and Murugesh Nirani.

A senior minister in the rebel camp said the party leadership should announce its decision on whether it was ready for the leadership change or not.

Meanwhile, B P Harish, MLA, said he was dismayed at the happenings in the party, adding he was thinking about resigning his assembly membership.

Harish claimed that several legislators were in faovur of resigning their assembly membership.

BJP Central leadership yesterday advised Gowda and his followers not to visit Delhi on the Karnataka crisis and also cancelled the visit by party General Secretary Dharmendra Pradhan.
  

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  • Raghu Shetty, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Fri, Jun 29 2012

    Someone give Supari to get this old man...

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  • Simon Lobo, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 29 2012


    Per BJP leaders and followers, these are small internal problems and to show other parties thier unity (possibly trust in the party leadership).

    What a MESS these people have created in last four years.

    There is an opportunity to someone to write a book on the events of last four years in State admisntartion and all political parties in the state.

    If someone is intrested, we can provide the research and supporting materials for the book. To start with obtain a copy of so called development efforts listed in the BJP party released this week. Just the check the facts, I can bet you most of them may be just propganda and no implementation.

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