Yeddyurappa calls off night-long dharna in Assembly

Belgaum, Nov 28: KJP President and former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who was on dharna in the Well of the Assembly for the second consecutive night on Tuesday, called off his stir demanding extension of “Shaadi Bhagya” scheme to all communities following the suicide of a sugarcane farmer here during a stir demanding higher price for the crop.

“Shaadi Bhagya Yojana is no more an important issue for me after the death of a sugarcane farmer. Now I will fight for farmers and their survival,” he told reporters after adjournment of the House.

Poor Muslim girls are given Rs 50,000 during their marriage under the scheme, which Yeddyurappa wanted to be extended to all communities.

He said he would be in the midst of the farmers and fight for them inside and outside the assembly.

As soon as he entered the House during the post-lunch session, Yeddyurappa who had visited the hospital where the farmer who consumed pesticide during a protest in front of the Assembly was brought dead, occupied his seat instead of squatting in the Well.

Earlier in the morning, Yeddyurappa said he would continue to sit on dharna until government extended Shaadi Bhagya Yojana to all communities.

During Question Hour, Housing Minister M H Ambareesh had made efforts to convince Yeddyurappa and escorted him to the seat, but the KJP leader sat for a few seconds and returned to the Well and continued his dharna.

Yeddyurappa had staged a 26-day-old dharna in Bangalore and shifted his protest to Belgaum, where the Winter Session of the legislature is on. He refused to come out even after the House was adjourned on Monday since when he was on dharna in the Well of the House continuing it even through the night.

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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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