The Bangalore Metro Reporter
THE FINAL ENTRAPMENT
CBI RAIDS YEDURAPPA AND COMPANY, FUTURE GLOOMY!
Yedurappa’s bravados tantrums and devil-may-care attitude, his outbursts etc. have suddenly vanished, the moment the CBI stepped into his house. His over confidence has become a thing of the past. Gone are the days when he used to challenge everybody from the opposition leaders to the leaders of his own party. Even after many of his scams hit the headlines, Yedurappa tried to defend his actions on the pretext that previous CMs too have done similar scams. He never felt remorse at every exposure.
The Lokayukta report on the Mining scam was the final nail in Yedurappa’s coffin. He was forced to resign on the promise that once he is cleared of Lokayukta charges, he will be reinstated as the CM.
Interestingly, when the HC quashed the FIR against Yedurappa, he started staking his claim to the CM post. With around 40 MLAs including eight ministers he started dissident activities to become the CM again. He even made efforts to float a regional party if he was not made the CM. In the last four months, Yedurappa had made four attempts to remove the CM Sadananda and become the CM. But the BJP High Command was not in favour of making him the CM again.
Of course, there are many more criminal cases against Yedurappa and family, filed by the advocates from Shimoga and they are under various stages. More than anything else, the Supreme Court had directed the Central Empowered Committee to submit a report on the illegal mining and the donation scam of Yedurappa and his family, on a petition by S.R.Hiremath who is leading a NGO. The CEC has recommended probe by CBI or any other high level probe. Finally, the SC had ordered the CBI investigation into Yedurappa and Family’s donation and denotification scam.
The CBI acting on the directions of the SC, filed a FIR against Yedurappa, his family members and others involved. Nobody expected the CBI to act swiftly and raid Yedurappa, his family and others, within hours of the FIR. The CBI raid has taken out the steam in Yedurappa’s fight for CM post.
True, nobody could predict the style of CBI probe as it varies from case to case. Yedurappa and his family now fear arrest and as such they have moved for anticipatory bail. As the CBI is investigating the scam under the supervision of the SC, the chances of getting anticipatory bail are remote. Once the CBI arrests the accused, it will be testing time for Yedurappa and company. Once in CBI custody, Yedurappa cannot hope to get bail easily. It may take months on end. Janardhana Reddy, who was arrested by the CBI in September last for his involvement in mining scam in AP, got the bail after eight months and he is in Jail in connection with the Mining scam in Karnataka and it may be months before Janardhana Reddy walks out of the Jail on bail. This applies to Yedurappa also.
Even to this day, Yedurappa has not admitted, even off record, his guilt in the scams despite the tell tale evidences. But the CBI investigations will definitely nail him to the post. As on now, Yedurappa is talking of co-operation to the CBI. But this is easier said than done. Moreover, as a fall out of CBI raid which had resulted in getting hold of unaccounted properties, shares etc. one can be sure of Yedurappa getting involved in Income Tax case also. And one may expect the CBI moving against him for amazing property disproportionate to his known source of income.
Whatsoever, the fact is that Yedurappa is in serious trouble which will affect his political future too. It is no secret that CBI investigations against powerful politicians have resulted in those powerful politicians fading away from public life. And Yedurappa is no exception and he has to blame himself for the predicament.
That is all.
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