Main task will be to uproot corrupt Congress', says Yeddy

April 8, 2016

Bengaluru, Apr 8: Newly-appointed BJP Karnataka chief B S Yeddyurappa today asserted that his main task would be to uproot the "corrupt" Congress regime from the state.

yeddi The former state chief minister, who was till now discharging his duty as BJP Vice-President, became a frontrunner to assume the charge as the state party president, after the Supreme Court declined to intervene and lift a Karnataka High Court stay on his prosecution in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The Lingayat leader will assume charge from Prahlad Joshi, whose term ended in October but was extended till today because of zilla panchayat elections.

Joshi is a close aide of Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar, considered Yeddyurappa's bete noire.

Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Yedyurappa said his main task as state party president would be to uproot the "corrupt" Congress regime from Karnataka.

"My task as the chief will be to throw out the corrupt Congress rule in Karnataka," he said after thanking National BJP President Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving him the responsibility.

"I will discharge my duty as the state party president with honesty and sincerity. I thank Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and several other leaders to have bestowed faith in my leadership, and I would like to take all the leaders alongside in the state," he said.

Yedyurappa said in his political career he has tasted many sweet and sour moments, but assuming charge as the party chief in the state is one the sweet moments.

In January, the Karnataka High Court had quashed 15 FIRs filed against the senior BJP leader for alleged illegal denotification of lands based on a CAG report.

The order came as yet another breather for Yeddyurappa, close on the heels of the High Court quashing former Governor H R Bhardwaj's sanction for prosecuting him when he was the chief minister and also the Lokayukta court striking down four FIRs against him for alleged illegal land denotification.

Yeddyurappa was not allowed to lead the party in the run up to the 2013 state Assembly elections due to pending corruption charges, which saw him landing in jail in 2011.

Frustrated and disappointed at not getting the responsibility of leading the party ahead of elections, Yeddyurappa formed his own party - the Karnataka Janata Paksha.

His political fortunes changed after the NDA was voted to power in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

He returned to the party and campaigned extensively to ensure a victory in Lok Sabha elections, where the party won 17 out of the state's 28 constituencies.

Because of the pending corruption charges, he was kept out of the Union ministry. The party pacified him by giving him party vice-president's post.

Yeddyurappa was accused of illegally denotifying land in favour of his relatives.

Asked about pending corruption cases against him, Yeddyurappa said, he was confident of getting his name cleared from them as well.

"I have total faith in judicial system. I have come out clean in almost all court cases, except one or two. I am confident and have faith in the judiciary that I will get justice," he claimed.

Meanwhile, several state party leaders expressed happiness over Yedyurappa's appointment as the state unit chief.

Calling Yeddyurappa a "friend", Ananth Kumar claimed utilising his experience, BJP will once again come to power in Karnataka in 2018.

"Yeddyurappa is a mass leader; he is also farmers' leader, so his appointment will create a new atmosphere and confidence among party workers. This also shows BJP has taken upcoming elections seriously. I congratulate Yeddyrappa."

Joshi said Yeddyurappa's appointment "is an appropriate decision and is on expected lines. We will all work together under his leadership to end Congress' misrule and bring BJP back to power."

Expressing joy over Yeddyurappa's appointment his confidante and MP Shobha Karandlaje said he will emerge as a force in organising the party and fight the "Siddaramaiah government's misrule."

"He has the strength to fight the elections that is just two-and-half years away, he is a fighter. I believe that BJP will come back to power under his leadership," she said.

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Corrupt man can destroy congress corruption.

Yeddy should be behind the bar instead of appearing for election.

Mullannu mullininda thegi

There is a saying.

Devil also quotes from the bible.

Look who's talking..

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Amid lockdown, Bengaluru wears a deserted look

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March 24,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 24: The usually busy and bustling city of Bengaluru wore a deserted look on Tuesday as Karnataka went into total lockdown, with the exception being the emergency services, to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday had announced a complete lockdown in the state till April 1.
"In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the entire state will be locked down from 12 am of March 23 to April 1. People are requested to strictly follow it to contain the coronavirus spread," Yediyurappa said.
Earlier, the Karnataka government had ordered the suspending of all public and private transport services.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of positive cases of COVID-19 in India have risen to 491.

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Govt to bear Rs 78 cr cost of 108-ft-tall Kempegowda statue outside Airport: DyCM

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June 27,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 27: Announcing Karnataka’s ambitious plan to install a 108-ft-tall statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda outside the airport, deputy chief minister Ashwath Narayan said the government will bear the project cost — approximately Rs 78 crore.

Work on the project will formally commence with the chief minister laying foundation stone for installation of the statue and development of a 23-acre park where it will come up, on Saturday.

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An artist’s impression of the 108-ft-tall statue, which is proposed to come up in a 23-acre park outside KIA. The chief minister will perform bhoomi puja on Saturday.

KPCC president DK Shivakumar on Thursday suggested the cost be borne by Kempegowda International Airport and not the government. He wrote to the CM welcoming the decision to erect a statue of the chieftain at KIA, but asked why should the govenment spend on it. “When huge concessions have been provided to KIA, why not use its services to construct the statue,” he asked. Narayan, who is chairman of Kempegowda Development Authority, said it is the government’s duty to bear the cost.

The government has released sketches of the statue and a blueprint of the park. Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, who designed the Gandhi statue located between Vidhana Soudha and Vikasa Soudha and the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, will be part of this project as well.

Narayan said the government was not competing with any other state on having a tallest/largest statue while emphasising that Kempegowda ensured the city had tanks, markets and drainage system when it was founded. He added the government won’t invite many guests to Saturday’s ceremony. “Most legislators will be given a virtual link to view the event,” he said.

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When the economic situation is very bad they are wasting people's money on these things now! These statues can be built when the peoples' basic things are first fulfilled. The title of this topic should be "People to bear the burden of Rs.78 crore", there is nothing like governments money, it's all belong to people.

What is the neccessity of spending tax payers money in building Statue when there is great need of these amount in improving the quality of Health sector during COVID-19 Pandemic. Government must be smart enough to prioritise the need of the people.

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No more lockdown, improving economy is equally important, says Karnataka CM

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June 26,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 26: All efforts would be made to control the spread of coronavirus in the city and there will be no fresh lockdown, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday said, asserting that improving economic situation of the state is also equally important.

Though the state capital was considered a model for the entire country in COVID management and has seen a spike in cases during the last few days, the pandemic can be controlled if everyone cooperated, he said.

His remarks come a day after Revenue Minister R Ashoka said Bengaluru is still 'safe' compared to the COVID-19 situation in other cities and states and had ruled out a fresh lockdown for now, putting to rest speculations that it was planning such a move in view of spike in cases.

As of Thursday evening, a total of 1,791 COVID-19 cases, including 78 deaths and 505 discharges, had been reported in the city while the state's tally stood at 10,560 compared to just 3,408 cases as on June 1. The state capital has the highest number of cases among the districts.

"There is no question of imposing lockdown for any reason. In some areas (with high case load) we have already implemented lockdown, other than those places there is no question of it being implemented in other places," Yediyurappa told reporters here.

Improving the economic situation of the state was also equally important, he said ahead of his meeting with Ministers, MLAs and MPs of all parties from Bengaluru to discuss measures to control COVID-19.

"I will discuss with all MLAs including those from opposition and Ministers from Bengaluru and come to some decision. With their cooperation we will make all honest efforts to control the pandemic in Bengaluru," he added.

Earlier, there had been intense speculation after some ministers said the government may have to consider re-imposing the lockdown, eased in phases from the middle of last month, in view of continuing spike in new cases in the past several days. Bengaluru was a "model" to the entire country in COVID management, but in recent days cases have increased, Yediyurappa said, adding to control it cooperation from everyone was necessary.

"I have confidence that if everyone (MLAs) pays special attention in their respective assembly constituency, COVID can be controlled," he said. Meanwhile, official sources said the Chief Minister has given Revenue Minister Ashoka the charge of overseeing the COVID management in the city.

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