Bangalore: CM will File Papers on Dec 12, No Pressure from Yeddy: Eshwarappa
From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore
Bangalore, Dec 10: Rubbishing media speculation suggesting that former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa was exerting pressure tactics to regain the post by preventing his successor D V Sadananda Gowda from contesting in the December 22 election to the Karnataka Legislative Council, State BJP President K S Eshwarappa on Saturday claimed that Sadananda Gowda will file his nomination papers on December 12, Monday.
The Chief Minister was keen on filing his nomination papers on Saturday itself but was prevailed upon not to do so in view of the lunar eclipse, considered inauspicious, Eshwarappa said pointing out that the ruling party was completely united and would vote in favour of Sadananda Gowda.
The Chief Minister will emerge victorious in the December 22 election to the Upper House to fulfill the requirement of becoming a member of either house of the State legislature within six months of being sworn in on August 4, he said asserting that there was no truth the baseless claims that Yeddyurappa was trying to force Sadananda Gowda not to contest.
''The present BJP government headed by Sadananda Gowda will complete the remaining one and half years of the term of the present assembly,” he said declaring that ''nobody can dismantle or destabilise the Government.”
Eshwarappa dismissed the reported claims of the former minister B Sriramulu, who was as an independent after resigning from the BJP, that he had the support of 22 ruling party MLAs and offered to retire from politics if Sriramulu can actually demonstrate his support of 22 BJP MLAs.
The State BJP President said Yeddyurappa was sure to come out of the charges against him and made it clear that the party’s national leadership had declared that he would be reinstated soon after being cleared of the charges.
With Sriramulu, who hails from the backward Balija community and is seeking emerge as the champion of Backwards and Dalits along with farmers, Eshwarappa said the BJP was not worried about any possible challenges from the former minister.
He, however, announced the formation of a Backward Classes Forum and appointed city’s Lok Sabha member P C Mohan, who also belongs to the Balija community, as its President and said the latter would assume charge on December 29.