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Returning from Delhi, where BJP's Core Committee last night discussed allegations of land scams against him and the options before it, he insisted that there is no question of change in leadership in the remaining two-and-half-years of the state government's term.
Talking to the media in the northern Karnataka town of Hubli, Yeddyurappa said, "Why should I (resign)? There is no offence from my side. I have not committed any mistake."
The Chief Minister said a retired Supreme Court judge would conduct the probe into denotification of land since 1994 and he would be asked to submit his report within six months.
He said the party fought elections in Karnataka under his leadership and he would complete his term. If the party wants to fight the next elections under someone else's leadership, "I am going to support (that person) fully".
Yeddyurappa said he was ready to quit politics if the judicial inquiry finds he has committed anything wrong.
The Chief Minister said he would provide to BJP MPs all information on allegations against him, as well as those pertaining to the alleged "scams" of Devegowda and his son and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.
"There should be discussion in detail in Parliament. It should not be like shouting and running away," he said as he accused opposition Congress and JD-S of targeting him to cover up their "scams".
On Opposition demand that he quit till the inquiry is completed, Yeddyurappa asked: "How many chief ministers facing allegations in the country have resigned" and asserted that charges against him are "baseless" and have been levelled to create confusion ahead of taluk and zilla panchayat elections.
The chief minister claimed Devegowda told the BJP MPs that he (the former Prime Minister) would "cooperate" and not "create problems" in the next two and a half years if Yeddyurappa is removed and termed it as "shameful behaviour".
"Our party MPs will pay no heed to him (Devegowda). BJP central leadership has confidence in me", he said.
"I want to tell Devegowda that since Independence, no family has committed such an amount of betrayal and cheating as his (family). He meets (Congress party president) Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister stealthily to cover up his scams," he said and accused JD-S of entering into alliance "directly and indirectly".
The chief minister vowed to "finish" JDS. "National party BJP and national party Congress should remain in Karnataka. JD-S should be destroyed without any trace. JD-S should be uprooted. That's my aim. That's my resolve".
"Even if ten Devegowdas come, he can't destablise Yeddyurappa", he said, adding the "piece works" awarded during Devegowda's tenure as chief minister would also come under the purview of the judicial inquiry.
"Henceforth, my fight will not be against Congress; it will be against father-son (Devegowda and Kumaraswamy) who have ruined and destroyed the state," Yeddyurappa said.
Yeddyurappa said there was nothing wrong in allotment of two acres each by Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board to his two sons and a daughter to set up industries.
Though it was secured legally, they "surrendered" the land to save him from "embarrassment and discomfiture" because of the allegations levelled by Congress and JD-S, he said.
"I can show 1000 examples of Congress and JD-S leaders getting 10 acres, 20, 30, 40 acres from KIADB and setting up industries," he charged, accusing the two opposition parties of trying to project as if he has committed a crime.
Yeddyurappa also said that in 99 out of 100 cases, Lok Sabha members and MLAs secured a Bangalore Development Authority site here under 'G' category (Chief Minister's discretionary quota), despite already having one.
"As Chief Minister, I have allotted BDA sites to all MPs with an exception of one or two", he said, adding, his son and Lok Sabha member B Y Raghavendra "surrendered" the site as he was hurt by opposition allegations targeting his father.
Yeddyurappa accused Congress and JD-S of trying to make allegations against him a big issue in Delhi (at the central level) "while doing nothing here (in Karnataka)."
He said while he so far concentrated on Karnataka and development and welfare projects in the state, he would also adopt a similar method (to be in Delhi to counter such charges). "I will also go and sit in Delhi. I know better than them," he added.
The Chief Minister rejected suggestions that some leaders within BJP were gunning for him. "I don't think so. I don't believe that. All are one and united. Those reports (that some wanted his removal) are rumours".
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Another Land Mafia as CM? Yeddurappa is not only becoming pain to the BJP Leaders, but also to the BJP Voters all over India who believes in the basic principle of the party. No MLA, MP or CM is bigger than party. By showing the weak sign of decision on Karnataka CM, BJP proves that still it%u2019s a " KHICHDI " Govt, once it was known for. BJP must take Jagan's frustrations over Congress Leaders as a warning sign of being more tolerant to tainted. Some Politicians are known by their strong Principle like Nitish Kumar and Narendra Modi, the most popular CM in India by their hard and honest work for their states. But for most, Politics is the Legal License to Loot India. Today UPA-2 is World Famous by $ 40 billion scam taken note by most of the leading media in the world.
absolves themselves of any wrong doing or so it seems....as for their blighted empathizers in these columns that certainly is the case for after all the righteous party is in all sense of the word is governamce...for the people but only upper caste Hindus. Let this be a lesson...favor your family, relatives & friends...my children returned all the land so I am all good. Naive yes....the Hindu supporters well they think everyone else are a#@eholes.
Seriously Mr. BSY not done anything wrong??? What an ostrich you are!! Open your eyes and try answering the corruption & nepotism question again!!!!
it is not question of bsy. but it is question of the system. no body can blame mr. PM. the same way BSY is also a honest person. now the 176700 thousand crore question. who has to solve this. the center or the state?
BJP must ask BSY to step down not because a corrupt CM is quite unbearable in Karnataka, but it will help boost BJP's image and all Indians will listen what they have to say in Parliament against PM more carefully. A very young party of very old and wise people, how this BJP has got young and principled leaders in their fold? The youngsters in the party want all the old power hungry leaders to step down so that they can take party's tirade against corruption seriously.
Mr. Yediyurappa if you are an honest and sincere person committed to the development of the state answer the questions raised by the public on nepotism & corruption committed by you. You are primarily answerable to teh people who have sent your party to Vidhana Soudha & placed you in CM's chair. Don't try to justify your misdeeds quoting 100 such misdeeds during privious governments. Judicial probe in to all land scams (others also) over teh alst 16 years is most welcome. People of Karnataka knows who Devegowda & sons are & what congress did in teh last 60 yrs. of independence. If you have done something wrong, accept itatleast now and stepdown to make way for a fair & transparent investigation & trial. Try to emulate Narendra Modi & Nitish Kumar. Once people were quoting Bihar for all wrong reasons, now it's shifted to Karnataka. NDA may turn Bihar in to Gujarat, but you are all set to convert Karnataka in to Bihar. Maintain dignity, integrity,honesty - You need not beg for votes.
Very good Yadurappa. This should be the spirit. A.Raja who is blamed for 1.73 lac crore mega scam did not have this. But why Gadkari is lip sealed of occasionally becomes overactive.
BJP must sack the tainted CM-bys and established a clean governance and also send clear signal to wards NDA as a corruption free party.Why Mr.Nitin Gadkadi needs so many days to penalise a tainted leader.It will set bad example to other party.Please Mr.Gadkadi initiate action against your tainted Mr.Bsy without further delay otherwise your maovement against UPA will be diluted.Nation is watching your action.