Yeddy Loyalist Basavaraj Patil Attur Resigns from Assembly
Basavakalyan (Bidar), Dec 28 (PTI): Serving anxious moments to the BJP government in Karnataka, party MLA Basavaraj Patil Attur, a known loyalist of former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today announced that he would resign his assembly membership.
The announcement by Attur, a former Minister, came a day after Shettar and other BJP leaders dismissed the threat to government and also took a dig at the January four deadline set by KJP supremo Yeddyurappa.
"I have decided to quit my assembly membership. I will be sending my resignation letter to the Speaker K G Bopaiah by fax today and meet him in person on January five", Attur told the press here in the company of Yeddyurappa.
Yeddyurappa said Attur will be the KJP candidate for the Basavakalyana assembly constituency in the next year election.
In the event of Attur's resignation accepted, the strength of the ruling BJP in the 224-member assembly comes down to 117 (including Speaker). Congress has 71, JDS 26, IND 7 and three vacant.
Yeddyurappa has already declared that his party would meet in Bangalore on January four to decide the fate of the Shettar ministry, the resignation of which he has been demanding.
There is no word yet from Yeddyurappa how many MLAs and ministers will oblige him by resigning their membership ahead of the assembly polls expected to be held by April-May next.
Meanwhile, BJP National General Secretary Anantkumar told reporters at Davanagere after attending the district level BJP workers convention that action would be taken against ministers and MLAs who "betray" the party.
The party was monitoring the movements of minsters and legislators, he said.
He refused to comment on the absence of Yeddyurappa loyalists-- Excise Minister M P Renukacharya, B P Harish (Harihara assembly constituency MLA), S V Ramachandra (Jagalur) and M Virupakshappa (Chennagiri) at the meeting.
Kumar said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was likely to campaign for BJP in the next assembly election in Karnataka.
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SAHIL, DUBAI
Sat, Dec 29 2012Bari yede kelasa malter anna ?
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rizwan, Dubai/Mangalore
Sat, Dec 29 2012Anath Kumarji.. Action against whom ??? Nobody will be left in BJP by the time you take action against them...hahaha
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ilyas, qatar
Sat, Dec 29 2012ebbara jagala muraneyawanige laba...
I think yeddy bowled very well nw..he got 1more wicket for bjp...just waite for jan..4..see...who going to win jan...4..yeddy...???bjp..???
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Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh
Sat, Dec 29 2012One more wicket gone,results soon!.
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S N Bangs, Thannirubhavi
Sat, Dec 29 2012Vinasha Kale Viparitha buddi.Your Time Start Now,Mr. Basavaraj Patil Attur
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Tom Cat, Mangalore
Sat, Dec 29 2012The BJP attacked the churches and Christians brought tears in their eyes, God heard their cries.Now BJP will bite the the dust and the guilty (Master Minds will also suffer).By the way DCP Jayant Shetty we have not forgotten your involvement in beating up harmless nun and attacking the church.
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Kanta, udupi
Sat, Dec 29 2012BJP's Countdown start.... Jai ho Yeddi
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Don Amnon, Lower Bendoor, Mangalore
Sat, Dec 29 2012KPL match. One down
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prajin k, manglore
Sat, Dec 29 2012plz bjp dont spoil modi,shivraj,munda,parikar name,
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Christine, Mangalore
Sat, Dec 29 2012The BJP Govt. is digging its own grave and all will perish! The cry, tears and the anguish of the people whom they oppressed and exploited will prove that God is the side of the poor
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jolvin, mumbai
Sat, Dec 29 2012operation Kamala's all MLA,MLC & MP's will go back to their original party, and other most of MLS will join KJP. and present govt will loose majority. people of karnataka facing crises.....
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stephen kiram, vamanjoor,dubai
Sat, Dec 29 2012one more wicket down...jai ho congress....
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sudhir, mangalore
Fri, Dec 28 2012action would be taken against bjp ministers and MLAs who "betray" the party.good decision by the party my requset to bjp leaders is first clean the party and throw them out those who betray the party before elections.
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sallu, Bangalore
Fri, Dec 28 2012I think Yeddy wants to torment BJP Govt. as much as possible - he wants to make them jittery\trying to guess what will happen next, keeping BJP on tenterhooks till he brings down the Govt.
I am glad this is happening to BJP who are big Kallas\chors and troublemakers. Hope one by one will land up in jail as soon as possible.
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ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA
Fri, Dec 28 2012Tsunami alert(political)in Karnataka!
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Charles D'Mello, Pangala
Fri, Dec 28 2012Mr. Ananth Kumar ...do you think Mr.Modi is supid to come to Karnataka and campaign for u corrupt guy's...!!!???
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