Bangalore: Land Scam No2 Exposed - CM Likely to Face Axe Today
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore (SB)
Bangalore, Nov 21: The BJP has faced severe embarrassment with the latest allegations of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa being involved in a new land scam and is all likely to axe CM Yeddyurappa. Minister Jagadish Shettar is the front-runner to the post, while minister Suresh Kumar's name too is doing rounds.
JDS president Kumaraswamy alleged that land was denotified in favour of mining company and that the CM has received a kickback of Rs 20 crore in return. The revelation has ashamed the BJP top leaders, which has prompted closed door meetings in New Delhi to discuss on the fate of Yeddyurappa. BJP chief Nitin Gadkari met L K Advani to deliberate on the solution for the Karnataka crisis, it is said.
Meanwhile, Yeddyurappa is all set to meet BJP high command in New Delhi to present his side of the story. It is learnt that Ananth Kumar, Jagadish Shettar, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj are against the CM, while BJP chief Nitin Gadkari and Venkaiah Naidu are among the supporters.