Defiant Yeddyurappa refuses to step down, claims majority support within party
Agencies
Bangalore, 30 July 2011: The ‘game of defiance’ played to the hilt by tainted chief minister B S Yeddyurappa put the BJP high command on the mat again on Friday. He refused to step down, stating he enjoyed the majority support within the party. Yeddyurappa’s stubbornness is but natural, but the million-dollar question is: Why do the BJP national leaders find it difficult to check Yeddyurappa?
While the common perception is that Yeddyurappa derives his strength from the dominant Lingayat community, which he hails from, and claims he has the winning formula to bring back the party to power (in the event of a mid-term election), a close confidant of the CM said that the real answer to the question is a question itself: Where did the illegal mining money go?
Friday was Yeddyurappa’s day in command. Thursday morning’s bravado statement by the BJP high command — that he has to step down immediately — had seemed to put the chief minister on the backfoot. But on Friday he stormed back at the party bosses, seemingly holding all the aces.
National observers — Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh — were earlier scheduled to take part in the BJP legislature party meeting in the state to arrive at a consensus for the next chief minister. Instead, they were closeted for most part of the day with the man in the dock himself at his residence. Insiders say that he was dictating the terms, in fact to the extent of daring the high command to take action against him.
The Reddy-brothers, the money-bags from Bellary who too were instrumental in the BJP forming its first government in South India, have also aligned with Yeddyurappa for now, categorically rejecting the Lokayukta’s report.
On Friday, the Congress fired a salvo to this effect when its spokesperson, Manish Tewari, said in New Delhi, “The question is not that Yeddyurappa is the Kaveri of corruption. The question is why is he still occupying the post of chief minister? The reason that comes to mind is that when poisonous fruit of illegal mining was chopped in Karnataka, it was distributed equally at the top in BJP.”
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| Ronald Sabi, Moodubelle | Sat, July-30-2011, 2:04 |
| It resembles a primery grade student not willing to give up his toy / chair. State democracy and ethics have taken a beating. To make money and distribution (mining) any day is fine and to resign, they need ashaada masa calculation so that Gods will take part of the responsibility! Bigger surprise is, most of the law makers are supporting illegal wealth and indirectly terming lokayuktha report wrong. Anna Hazare...use same yard stick against all political parties so that virus in every party is extracted and parties with non corrupt leaders will remain in business! | |
| Philip Mudartha, Qatar | Sat, July-30-2011, 12:10 |
| Well done,Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa, our beloved Hon. CM. Please do not give up. All aces and trump cards in your hands, deal them wisely and brilliantly until the money trail stops at the temples of matronly goddess of Bellary along with her high-pitch associate demi-gods in the high command. It is a free for all. Enjoy till it lasts. After all, the bad month of Ashada is over.. | |
| Benedict Noronha, Udupi | Fri, July-29-2011, 10:33 |
| BSY cannot be adamant. He has to bow down to the dictats of the High command. Else he may be thrown out of the party , when no one will be with him, Lord Manjunatha is angre for defying false promises, party bosses for his disobedience and the MLAs for letting them down with his arrogance and false prstige. Humility is the need of the hour for BSY. Let wiser councel of Mr Jaitely prevail. Else BSY may be prosecuted as Mr Raja is facing now for the identical acts of causing financial loss to the State and Tax evasion. No one is above law. | |
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