Yeddy, Shobha face ire of state BJP leaders over unilateral decisions

June 29, 2016

Bengaluru, Jun 29: After Congress and JD(S), discontent now appeared to be brewing within the BJP against state President B S Yeddyurappa and his confidante Shobha Karandlaje over the appointment of party office bearers.

yeddy The resentment came to the fore when senior party leader K S Eshwarappa openly criticised Yeddyurappa's "unilateral" decisions in appointing office bearers and presidents of district units.

"These appointments were made without discussing these names in the party core committee meeting. This is wrong. I will question the appointments before the senior party leaders concerned," Eshwarappa who is Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, said a few days ago.

Eshwarappa who had also served as Deputy Chief Minister during BJP rule yesterday held a meeting of leaders from various districts. Leaders who attended the meeting said, questions were raised over Yeddyurappa appointing Shobha Karandlaje as general secretary.

Sources said in the meeting concerns were expressed regarding the "high handedness" of Yeddyurappa's loyalists and prominence given to those who were in his erstwhile outfit Karnataka Janata Party (KJP), while there were also voices in support of the Lingayat strongman.

Yeddyurappa was forced to resign as Chief Minister in 2011 over graft charges, following which he quit the party to form KJP.

He returned to BJP following the announcement of Narendra Modi as party's prime ministerial candidate ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha polls and was recently appointed state party chief.

BJP leader C T Ravi, who attended the meeting, said "Party workers who have served the party for long time have expressed their feeling. Once Yeddyurappa returns from Delhi it will be discussed with him."

Party General Secretary Aravinda Limbavali said the purpose of the meeting was to work out ways and means to synergise the strengths of the activists who earlier held positions and the present members of various committees after Yeddyurappa took over as the President of the state unit.

He said only those very few activists who could not be accommodated expressed their unhappiness in the meeting. Nevertheless, the state leadership prevailed upon the workers to work in the larger interest of the party and the state, he added.

Also noting that office-bearers were present in the meeting as per the directions of the State President to give a patient hearing to the suggestions of the activists, Limbavali said it was also explained that Yeddyurappa held wide consultations with leaders and important functionaries and then announced the list of state office bearers, Presidents of various morchas and district presidents.

Commenting on the issue, Shobha Karandlaje said with trust on Yeddyurappa's organisational skills, he has been given the party President position. "He knows who should be made office bearers keeping next elections in mind, he is not new to the party," she added. Reacting to the developments, Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said any appointment within the party is the prerogative of the President.

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Hi yeddi cheddi reddy ..........s
Can somebody stop yeddi shobha drama....? never impossible planning to spoil one more JP after ruined KJP by Yeddi... and this time BJP will lose everything....
yeddi and shobha enjoy your moments coz this is the final chance for you

Both Yeddianna and Spouse Shobakka looks tit fit couple, If would have been done Yeddis Hair Colour could have better look, In Politics there is no Retirement same In family life same Theory applies Some times 70Years Get Tot fit with 16 or 20, no matter against go A head otherwise How long same/ same just leaving like this??? otherwise migrate to USA no issue!!!!!!!!
Jai Hooo Yeddianna and Shobakka.

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DK Shivakumar or MB Patil likely to become Karnataka Congress chief

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January 2,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 2: The Congress leadership in Delhi is expected to start the process of selecting a new party chief for Karnataka next week. There are strong indications the race has narrowed to DK Shivakumar and MB Patil.

Party insiders said the leadership almost finalised Shivakumar’s name as the president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), but the decision was put on hold after requests by some senior members.

“It’s not that we are against Shivakumar. We think the party should have a Lingayat at the helm since community strongman and chief minister BS Yediyurappa is at the fag end of his long political career. There’s an opportunity here for a Congressman to occupy that space,” said a senior Congress politician, who didn’t want to be named.

That’s where the candidacy of Patil, a Lingayat, scores high.

The party, however, doesn’t want to compromise on quality and wants an efficient KPCC president who can unite two rival factions within the party, one led by Siddaramaiah and another by former union minister KH Muniyappa.

The need to pick a new state president arose after Dinesh Gundurao resigned from the post last month, taking moral responsibility for Congress’s poor showing in the byelections. Siddaramaiah also stood down as Congress party legislature leader.

The insiders said the new KPCC chief could be announced after January 16. The party might also appoint two working presidents and a new legislature party leader, who will automatically become the opposition’s voice in the assembly.

For the latter position, the name of senior Dalit politician and former deputy chief minister G Parameshwara is doing the rounds. But the party, the sources said, could still ask Siddaramaiah to reconsider his decision and stay on.

Many Congress members had raised questions over his stewardship after the bypoll disappointment. They said on his watch, the party had also fared badly in the assembly and Lok Sabha elections, demanding that he be held accountable.

Siddaramaiah is expected to visit Delhi next week to discuss the leadership issue with party boss Sonia Gandhi. Some other senior Congress members, including BK Hariprasad, are also likely to meet her.

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Mangaluru: Cong holds citizenship protection workshop, says CAA is divisive politics

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February 7,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 7: To stop the NRC and CAA from being implemented everyone has to fight unitedly highlighting the failures of the ruling party, said National President of Priyadarshini squad, All India National Women’s Congress Kavya Narasimha Murthy.

Addressing the workshop for the protection of Citizenship against CAA, NRC and NPR for the party workers at the Cordel Hall, Kulshekar here Thursday by district Congress party, she said, “Protests are being held everywhere against the CAA, NRC and NPR but if we only go on protesting, the ruling party will implementing divisive policies and new laws every day.

Many think that they may not be affected by the CAA, NRC or NPR and keep away from protesting against it. The congress should fight against the CAA concentrating on three approaches. We cannot fight against divisive politics by fighting only against the CAA and NRC. We need to expose the government’s failures, their divisive politics and continue our protests against the CAA, NCR and NPR.”

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SC stays K'taka HC order granting bail to 21 PFI members accused of violence during anti-CAA protests

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March 7,2020

New Delhi, Mar 7: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the bail granted by Karnataka High Court to 21 Popular Front of India (PFI) members accused in connection with violence that erupted during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Karnataka's Mangaluru in December 2019.

On February 17, the High Court had granted bail to the accused on the bail petition filed by Mohammed Ashik.

A bench consisting Chief Justice S A Bobde issued notice to the accused on Friday after taking cognisance of the plea filed by Karnataka government against the bail granted by the High Court.

Appearing for the state government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta criticised the High Court's order stating that at least 56 policemen sustained injuries during the violent protests.

Two persons identified as Jaleel (43) of Kudroli and Nousheen (49) of Bengre had died at a private hospital following the bullet injuries they sustained in an alleged police firing during a protest against CAA 2019.

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