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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS/SB)

Mangalore, April 8: Veteran Congress leader Janardan Poojary has posed a new challenge to Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa that whether he is ready to resign from politics if his party loses even one constituency in the upcoming by-poll election. He threw this new challenge on the table after his previous challenge of resigning from politics if BJP wins all 3 constituencies went unheeded by CM.

At a press conference held on Friday April 8, Poojary called CM Yeddyurappa as a killer of democracy and alleged that even after the code of conduct is active, he and his party has been engaged in violating election norms. He also came down on state election commission for opting silence on BJP. He pointed out that CM has given Rs 103 crore for 172 temple in Davanegere alone. He complained that BJP has invented another way of cheap politics by threatening the voters that their constituency will not be developed if they do not vote for BJP.

Coming down on Operation Lotus, he said that with that the CM dwindled the power of opposition party.

When asked about his support for Anna Hazare’s fasting, he said Hazare could have postponed this harsh decision of going for fasting, as the UPA government is about to call a meeting to sort out the issues of corruption. He also pointed out that Patil Puttappa who is supporting Anna Hazare now, did not raise his voice against Yeddyurappa’s corruption in the state.