Turmoil in Karnataka unit of BJP over minister’s grievance towards BSY

THE BJP’S Karnataka unit gave the impression to be in turmoil with senior state minister Okay S Eshwarappa writing to the Governor and the BJP central management, criticising the functioning of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.
Eshwarappa, who’s the state rural growth and panchayat raj minister, has expressed deep resentment over Yediyurappa interfering in monetary issues of his ministry with out consultations and principally bypassing him whereas releasing funds price crores for rural roads within the constituencies of some legislators.
In his March 31 letter to Governor Vajubhai Vala, he cited a number of cases of “direct interference by the Chief Minister in the affairs of departments of other cabinet ministers in violation of The Karnataka (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1977”.
He cited cases such because the allocation of Rs 65 crore to the Bangalore Urban zilla panchayat, which is headed by G Mariswamy, a relative of Yediyurappa, for highway growth with out clearance from his ministry regardless of the sanctioned quantity for highway growth for the Bengaluru Urban zilla panchayat being Rs 1.17 crore.

ExplainedMany variations over the yearsK S Eshwarappa has had frequent disagreements with B S Yediyurappa over political points solely to shortly resolve them, largely due to the latter’s affect in Shivamogga district. Both leaders are from the identical district. In 2012, when Yediyurappa broke away to drift the KJP, Eshwarappa who was then the BJP state president remained with the social gathering. Two years in the past, each had a bitter struggle over Eshwarappa’s efforts to carve out an OBC constituency for the BJP in his Kuruba group by making a youth discussion board to commemorate the lifetime of a group warrior.

“It is highly unfortunate that the Honble Chief Minister knowingly issued such orders ignoring the minister in-charge of the department. If this trend continues in the future – bypassing the minister and violating rules – I do not know where I stand as the minister in charge of the department,” Eshwarappa wrote.
He claimed to have introduced the matter to the discover of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and different senior leaders.
The BJP nationwide management, nonetheless, gave the impression to be upset with the minister for writing to the Governor and making it public. According to a senior chief in Delhi, the social gathering’s high management is viewing it as a critical act of indiscipline. “For whatever purpose Eshwarappa has done that, it has gone against him. It will not do any good to him. In fact, it is going to be a major loss for him,” stated the senior social gathering chief.
Sources within the Karnataka BJP stated it has demotivated social gathering employees as nicely. “Eshwarappa has not waited for the response of the party leadership – he raised the issue with the Prime Minister, party chief and even the Home Minister – nor has he consulted them before sending such a letter to the Governor,” stated a supply.
Sources stated Yeddiyurappa has been assembly ministers and legislators to take their views on the problem. On Thursday, numerous MLAs and senior ministers rallied round Yediyurappa at an emergency assembly. Yeddiyurappa is believed to have spoken of sacking Eshwarappa on the assembly.

State Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who’s a detailed affiliate of Yediyurappa, stated after the assembly, “I request Eshwarappa to meet the CM and discuss this issue and solve it. Ours is a disciplined party… It is not appropriate to take this issue to the senior leaders of the party.”
The 72-year-old Eshwarappa, who’s credited with constructing the BJP within the state together with Yediyurappa and the late H N Ananth Kumar, is taken into account to be one of the vital hardcore adherents to the self-discipline regime inculcated in its cadre by the RSS – by no means stepping out of line with out sanction from the highest leaders.

On Friday, he stated he remained a celebration loyalist, not like Yediyurappa who broke away in 2012 to type his personal outfit KJP. “He left the party to create the KJP and did not look back at us. He said he will not return to the BJP. I am a party loyalist and see the party as my mother,” Eshwarappa stated, justifying his choice to write down letters concerning the functioning of Yediyurappa because the CM. “This is not a personal issue between me and the CM but a question of established rules and systems. I am not being a rebel and the issues will be resolved.”