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.
Locals present at the programme thrashed Abhishek Yadav before handing him over to the police.
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ye log muslim ko badnaami ke har koi moke nahi chodna chahte
Chakka saala.......narens and virens brother.....both are missing.
This is how these saffron goons attack temples and rape Hindu girls and blame it on muslims.....and some fools to react... they are attacking our nation in disguise......
Hopeless fellows. People Should be punished with this kind of mindse
Ththese kind of people make our countrys strength week. We shd all fight agnest these kind of idiots
HIJDA caught wearing burkha, may be an agenda of RSS
He is an FAH....
First of all this sangh parivar goonda should be punished heavily in such a way that he will do the mischief ever again. Secondly the gathering of muslim in the name of religious duty is not recommended. Allah will definitely punish those who go against Him. Maatam is not recommended in Island. Rather it is recommended to do good things and fast two days. People instead of following it correctly, are practicing unnecessary and unauthorized activities.
Sikandi Baba in action.. haha,.. may be like his leader he is also confused with his gender..
It seems that our Hindu Brother is very much attracted to the Burkha. May Allah bless him with Hidayath.
Whenever such incidents happens the Culprits are caught...
9/11 done by the zionist... daily YT exposes with more proof.
Godse done the same act of disguising as muslim and killing Gandhi but was identified in the same day.
Here one more cheddi got caught...
I now Wonder, if all the bomb blast were done by this same ENEMIES who change their identity to spread corruption in the land to keep the masses in fear.....and rule those who are unaware of the CREATOR of all that exists
When caught, they will definitely say he is mentally ill ..... This is the nature of those who worship the devils.
I feel pity on those hindus who still fall trap to these DECEIVERS..
It is not surprise. Sangha Pariwar is always doing these kinds of anti-human act.
There may be VHP/ ABVP protest in Mangalore over beating their brother.
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