The Bangalore Metro Reporter
CBI FOR YEDURAPPA!
SC orders CBI Probe. Will it the end for Yedurappa?
Finally, the Supreme Court has referred the Yedurappa scams to the CBI for a probe by accepting the recommendations of the CEC. Now, the chances of Yedurappa regaining the CM post have become remote. The SC Order came at a time when Yedurappa and his loyalists were waging a final war to dethrone D.V.Sadananda Gowda from the CM throne. The Yedurappa group have demanded BJP legislature party meeting on the pretext of discussing the ‘damning letter’ by Sadananda and state BJP President K.S.Eswarappa against Yedurappa and half a dozen ministers loyal to him but it was to be converted into a no-confidence motion. And the SC has thrown cold water on the scheme for the present but in desperation, Yedurappa may even topple the government...
The Supreme Court Order directing the CBI to probe the donation and denotification scams of B.S.Yeddyurappa, ironically, has saved D.V.Sadananda Gowda’s CM chair. It may be recalled that Yedurappa group had started all out war against Sadananda after the ‘leak’ of the joint letter by Sadananda and K.S.Eswarappa to the National BJP President Nitin Gadkari, wherein the duo have made serious charges of anti party activities against Yedurappa and six ministers loyal to him. This confidential letter written in March was leaked to the media few days back.
It is not that Yedurappa did not know the letter and its contents, but, he did not bother about the same. Only when the letter somehow reached him and his loyalists recently, all hell broke loose. The names of Shobha Karandlaje, Murugesh Nirani, V.Somanna, Basavaraj Bommai, Umesh Katti and Renukacharya were mentioned in the letter, accusing them of indulging in anti party activities under his guidance. The letter also criticised Yedurappa taking away about 40 MLAs to a luxury resort to boycott the opening day of the budget session where the Assembly was to pay homage to V.S.Acharya, who built the party from scratch. The letter also charged him in defying the High Command by putting up his ex-Political Secretary B.J.Puttaswamy as a rebel candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections. The letter made a special mention of Shobha Karandlaje who had described Sadananda as Mirsadik and Eshwarappa as Mallaiah Setty - both historical names known for betrayal and treachery!
Once the letter became public, Yedurappa group went for a signature campaign demanding immediate convening of the Legislature party to discuss the letter. The ‘named’ ministers have challenged Sadananda to drop them. About 38 MLAs, MLCs and 13 MPs have demanded the BJPLP meeting to discuss the issue of the letter. And Sadananda has refused to call the meeting as the letter is an internal matter between him and the High Command. On the contrary, the Yedurappa group wanted to use the BJPLP meeting to pass a no confidence motion against Sadananda. Their intention was very clear to force Sadananda step down from the CM post.
Apparently, Yedurappa and group were aware of the impending decision of the Supreme Court. But the legal brains leading Yedurappa’s defense were confident that the SC will not opt for CBI probe and therefore Yedurappa concentrated on poojas - havanas and political tricks to reclaim the CM gaddi. First the Yedurappa group submitted a memorandum signed by 19 MLAs demanding BJP LP meeting. The next day another 19 legislatures sent similar request followed by the demand by 13 MPs for convening BJPLP meeting. At the same time, about 70 MLAs with RSS background signed a petition to the state BJP President and High Command demanding immediate cabinet reshuffle to make way for the young blood to become ministers. They wanted the senior ministers who are enjoying power for the last six years be drafted to party work.
The refusal of Sadananda in calling the BJPLP meeting angered Yedurappa group. They then made all the preparations to force Sadananda either to call the meeting or resign from the CM post. They were rearing to go and were confident that the SC will reject the CEC recommendations and bring the situation back to square one, implying that there will be no hurdle for Yedurappa in becoming the CM again. In fact, even the High Command would not have said ‘no’ to Yedurappa becoming the CM, as it had committed to bring him back as CM after the SC Order going in his favour. There were no alternative except to ask Sadananda to resign and hand over the baton to Yedurappa.
And the SC Order came as a shocker as it directed the CBI to probe the charges against Yedurappa and family and submit a report by August 3rd! The moment the SC Order was delivered, the apple cart of Yedurappa group collapsed like a pack of cards. Sadananda, Eshwarappa and even the High Command heaved a sigh of relief, as Yedurappa now cannot claim the CM post again.
The CBI probe is not a simple probe. It will get to the root and may even arrest Yedurappa, his family members, bureaucrats etc., if it found necessary. Yedurappa can not play ‘politics’ with CBI probe as it will be under the supervision of the Supreme Court. It is also not easy to get bail in CBI cases. CBI will definitely arrest Yedurappa and others sooner or later and one can be sure the CBI probe may take at least a year to file the charge sheet.
With these hard realities staring before Yedurappa group, they may, in desperation, take the extreme step of toppling Sadananda government itself. As on now Yedurappa has little over three dozen MLAs as his supporters. There are original BJP MLAs too in this group and they may not go against the BJP and as such they may desert Yedurappa camp. Yedurappa may float a new party with the support of few Ministers and MLAs and try to divide the BJP vote share. But that is a remote possibility as he needs state support as well as High Command’s support to tide over the CBI probe. But nobody knows what will be his next actions.
That is all.
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