Davangere, Jan 15: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on January 14 threatened to resign when the seer of 'Panchamasali Guru Peetha' warned that the community will leave him, if a BJP MLA from the community is not made the minister during the upcoming cabinet expansion.
The chief minister, who is awaiting the BJP high command's nod to expand his cabinet, amid intense lobbying by the aspirants, wanted the seer Vachanananda swamiji and the 'Panchamasali' community to understand his "situation." Yediyurappa pointed out that he has come to power because of the Congress-JD(S) legislators who rebelled against the then coalition government.
The incident took place when Vachanananda swamiji, while addressing an event at Harihara, near here, said "chief minister, you are a good person, Murugesh Nirani (BJP MLA)has helped you a lot, he has stood by you..if you leave his hands this time, the united Panchamasali community will leave your hands." As the swamiji was making this statement, Yediyurappa, who was seated next to him, rose and threatened to leave the stage.
"If you speak like this I will go away...what are you speaking...kindly pardon me, I will leave, you should not speak like this, if you speak like this I can't work..you can give me suggestions, you cannot threaten me," he said, as the swamiji tried to convince Yediyurappa and asked him to take his seat.
As Yediyurappa acceded to his request, the seer said he was not threatening him but was putting forward the rights of the community. The chief minister, who was visibly upset, was seen talking to Home minister Basavaraj Bommai next to him, who even tried to convince the seer not to continue with the topic. Nirani, a MLA from Bilgi who was Industries minister in the previous Yediyurappa government, was seated on the stage when the incident occurred.
Later addressing the event, Yediyurappa said he was not "selfish" and was even ready to resign.
"Vachanananda swamiji has spoken, through you I request him to understand my situation also. If 17 legislators (Congress-JDS), few even as ministers, had not resigned and stayed away, Yediyurappa could not have occupied this Chief Minister position.
You (swamiji) need not make people raise their hands on any demand, if you tell me, I'm ready to listen to you," he said.
Stating that he was ready to take suggestions from the swamiji on all issues, including on how to run the administration for the next 3 years, Yediyurappa said "I'm ready to bow my head and listen to it, if you don't want I'm even ready to resign and go home, I'm not someone who wants to stick to the chair."
Further noting that if he says that the financial condition of the state is not good it will become headline in papers tomorrow, he said he will have to wait till March for the situation to improve.
"I dont have selfishness, I'm aware that if the Panchamasali-Lingayat community had not stood by me, I could have not sat on this chair (CM)... but kindly understand my situation also," he added.
Yediyurappa is expected to expand his ministry later this month after discussing with BJP national president Amit Shah during his visit to the state on January 18.
As the chief minister has already made it clear that 11 of the disqualified JDS-Congress MLAs who got re-elected in the bypolls on BJP tickets will be made ministers, lobbying has been on within the party for the remaining ministerial berths.
Currently there are 18 Ministers, including the chief minister in the cabinet that has a sanctioned strength of 34.
The cabinet expansion will not be an easy task for the chief minister as he will have to strike a balance by accommodating the victorious disqualified legislators as promised and also make place for the old guard, upset at being "neglected" in the first round of the induction exercise.
He also has to give adequate representation to various castes and regions in his cabinet and also deal with allocation of key portfolios.
Sources in the special team of the SID handling the investigation ordered by the Maharashtra government said: “There is no case to be made out against the English-speaking preacher, except maybe the possible charge of hurting religious sentiments, but even that cannot be established from his speeches.”
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Alhamdulillah.
Brother Naren And Viren
We can understand your Frustration.What to do Barking Dogs never bites like Our beloved GO SWAMI.
Try to learn about ISLAM before its too late...so that you can secure you life after Death.
Alhumdulillah Allah is great. Allah knows better how to protect his people and Religion.
Naik given clean shit ?
Chaddi logonko mirchi lage tho hum kya Kare Sanghi chaddi RSS medias were hiding now uriyuttada burnol hachi.........
allahu akbar
Karen and Viren.....dont watch much versions of zakir Naik.....ull change too........you better keep barking so we can have some time pass in CD... every morning.....
Allah is with the true person.....and now need to see what the barking media says.......
Allahu Akbar, After checking all his videos there may be chances of police department convert to Islam.
Naren must be happy in Singapore...... or losing night sleep..... Now this GOO ( human shit ) SAMI should be arrested for defaming innocent Dr Zakir Naik...... Naren wish you happy eid.....
Viren,
Even if the intelligence arrest him. What can they do...
They can deceive People like U to hate more
But Majority of them got what Zakir is preaching to reach the one GOD ...
Dont stay away from ONE GOD who created YOU , ME and all that exists .. U will be a loser in the end.
Learn who is WORTHY Of WORSHIP also NA TASYA PRATIMA ASTI . it will stop hating others
AL HAMDULILLAH, Viren dont bark study islam from zakir dont go by on line, on line may you will get wrong information from Chaddi yahoodi jewish trying to bring bad name to islam, one thing who ever try to bring bad name to islam or hate islam ISLAM IS ISLAM god will defend no one can stop it, terrorism is Jewish culture islam will not support terrorism,
Hahaha. Maharashtra intelligence department is very shrewd. It knows how to trap thieves. Now it will say it cannot arrest. Once he comes to indian, then he will spend rest of his life in prison like abdul naser madani..
Alhamdulillah, Truth always wins. No matter Arnab or any other haters try to malign him.I think IRF should file a case against Times now and Arnab Go swami now, Its time to ban Times Now.
Most of the media is not publishing this news.All the haters of Dr. Naik please apply some Burnol to your A** so that you will get some relief.
Being an hindu. I have gone through many clips. But media showed only half truth. Which is dangerous. Dr naik only wanted hindu and muslims unite and love other. If this is wrong. Then i hate rss vhp...
They opened their own grave by bringing dr naik issue.
Al Hamdulillah....Allahu Akbar
Al Hamdulillah.. Allah is great.. Remember chelas and chaddis.. Dr. Zakir Naik has prayers from All Over the world Muslims.. In Sha Allah he will win because he preaches only n ONLY PEACE.. May Allah give him Afiyath.. Ameen..
Dear State Intteligence Dept. ,(Maharastra)
Please share your Investigation Report with Mr. Arnab Go-Bar Swami, Atleast we can Expect some wise sound from him rather than spiting venom in media.& Mr. Arnab Go-Bar Swami please get well soon.
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