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Yeddyurappa stays Karnataka
CM
New Delhi, November 24 Gadkari issued a statement today saying, "After consultations with senior party leaders and state leaders, the party has decided to continue with B S Yeddyurappa as Chief Minister of Karnataka." Reading out the statement, BJP spokesman Prakash Javedekar quoted Gadkari to state that Yeddyurappa had already announced a Commission of Inquiry under a sitting High Court judge to probe allegations of land allotment against him. Additionally, Gadkari stated in his prepared text, "I shall take adequate assistance to look into the same." Later Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitely declared that the fact that more people from Congress are resigning their posts only proves that “they have more corrupt people.” Jaitley also justified his party’s decision saying, “We have our own mechanism which the president had stated in his statement today, referring to Gadakri’s statement saying that “I shall (probe the allegations) with adequate assistance look into the same.” Jaitely said, “We believe in probity but without disrupting the state government.” However, sources said the clinching bit in Yedyurappa’s favour was the impending panchayat elections in the state, where a divided and demoralised BJP would have done very badly. The BJP leaders realised that the stakes in Karnataka were much higher than in Parliament, where anyway the government was unlikely to yield to its pressure to set up a JPC, Yeddyurappa or no Yeddyurappa. “This is just losing a debating point,” dismissed a senior BJP leader. All along the party was in two minds whether to force the Karnataka chief minister charged with land scams, corruption and nepotism, favouring his sons and daughter to quit at the cost of sacrificing its first government in the South or weaken its case in Parliament where the party has been stalling the proceedings charging the UPA government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with rampant corruption and demanding a JPC on it.
Triumphant homecoming Bangalore, November 24 Yeddyurappa, who left for Delhi on Monday to face the party’s central leaders on the issue of scams, landed at the HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) airport here in the afternoon by a special flight. A large number of his supporters had gathered outside the airport who gave him a vociferous welcome as his cavalcade emerged from the gate of the airport. They presented flowers to the CM and also burst crackers to express their happiness at his continuance. During a brief interaction with mediapersons outside the airport, the CM said his immediate agenda was to ensure a resounding victory of BJP candidates in the coming district panchayat and taluk panchayat polls.
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