B'day boy BSY dreams big for KJP

Bangalore, Feb 28: On the day he turned 71, KJP President B?S?Yeddyurappa spoke about seeing his party ruling the State by the time he celebrates his next birthday.

“It is not that I am after the post of chief minister. I want Karnataka to become a model state,” Yeddyurappa said at a programme organised by the Youth Wing of the KJP?to celebrate his birthday.

The function held at a choultry in Malleswaram, was attended by a host of his followers including Dhananjay Kumar, Lakshminarayana, Shobha Karandlaje and film actress Shruthi. The actress also fed her leader a piece of cake.

Yeddyurappa said he had presented his first budget as deputy chief minister and finance minister in 2006, with a total outlay of Rs 35,000 crore. “With the blessings of the people, I want to present a Rs two lakh-crore budget for the State within the next five years,” Yeddyurappa said.

Last year, he had converted his birthday function into a show of strength to rattle the BJP central leadership and coerce it to accept his demand that he be reinstated as chief minister.

That was not to be and Yeddyurappa has since quit the BJP and formed his own regional party.

Yeddyurappa, on Wednesday, said justice can be done to the State only by a regional party.

“By winning 15 Lok Sabha seats, we can be instrumental in forming the next government at the Centre and then we can get our due share ,” he said.

He also blamed the government for mismanaging the finances of the State and not doing enough to tackle the drought.

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JD(S) leader G T Devegowda backs CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA row, taunts HDK

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October 4,2024

Mysuru: Chairman of JD(S) core committee and Chamundeshwari constituency MLA G T Devegowda on Thursday expressed his solidarity with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saying the latter need not resign, while lambasting leaders of his own party and alliance partner BJP, including Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

In his speech during Mysuru Dasara inauguration he said that if persons against whom FIR is registered have to resign, many leaders from all the three parties, including Opposition Leader R Ashoka, will have to resign.

“All are sitting in glass houses... Since I know Siddaramaiah well, I am talking about him. At a time when mines and real estate are ruling politics, Siddaramaiah has survived in politics. He has never done any favour,” Devegowda said.

He added, “Allegations against Siddaramaiah are unexpected and accidental. If the Governor and Chief Justice order an investigation, it does not mean that he should resign."

He continued, asking, "Have they told Siddaramaiah to resign or have they asked to imprison him? When a person becomes a Central minister, he or she should realise their dignity and responsibility. Instead of recognising the good work done by Siddaramaiah, they ask him to resign. Will Kumarswamy (facing an FIR) resign? Should Siddaramaiah, who has become CM with a support of 135 MLAs, resign?"

"Opposition leaders are not remembering the good work of earlier CMs Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Veerendra Patil, Ramakrishna Hegde, H D Deve Gowda or S M Krishna. Karnataka is a model state. It is a bad trend to topple an elected government which is doing good work,” he further said.

Devegowda added, “Siddaramaiah is Goddess Chamundeshwari’s ‘Varaputra’ and hence has her blessings during tough times. He won the election in Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency, when the BJP-JD(S) government was in power in 2006. With the blessings of the Goddess, he has held varied positions right from becoming an MLA for the first time in 1983. He presented 15 budgets and has become CM for a second time. He took H C Mahadevappa, a Dalit leader to the state level. Siddaramaiah has the support of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar as ‘Jodeththu’. Blessings of the beneficiaries of guarantee schemes are with him (Siddaramaiah).”

Siddaramaiah said, “Devegowda was a MUDA member. He knows the truth. Hence, he is saying this. His words have filled strength in me. ‘Satyameva Jayate’, Truth will always triumph.”

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