KALABURAGI: Party national president Amit Shah has decided that the responsibility of organising backward classes in the state will be entrusted to BJP leader in the state Legislative Council K.S. Eshwarappa, said state BJP president B.S. Yeddyurappa, here on Saturday.
On differences with Mr Eshwarappa, Mr Yeddyurappa commented, “This is the reason I did not want to meet media people. I don’t want to pass comments and kick up a controversy. As far as I am concerned, it is a closed chapter with Mr Amit Shah’s decision,” he said.
Asked whether presidents and other office-bearers will be changed in some districts as demanded by his critics, Mr Yeddyurappa said that party’s national general secretary Muralidhar Rao would visit the state in a few days to discuss the issue of changing presidents of two-three districts.
“Similarly, the office-bearers will also be changed in two-three districts,” he said.
Asked what decision was proposed to be taken on those suspended, he said that the party will take them back if they submitted letters tendering their apology.
Decision on Brigade at Feb 11 meet: KSE
Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council K.S. Eshwarappa said on Saturday that a decision on continuing the activities of Sangolli Rayanna Brigade would be taken at a meeting on February 11.
Participating in the special district BJP executive meeting here, Mr. Eshwarappa said some leaders from the Brigade would join the BJP and conduct programmes in the name Sangolli Rayanna under the party’s OBC Morcha in the coming days. He said after the meeting with BJP president Amit Shah in the presence of Sangh Parivar leaders and party seniors in New Delhi recently, the confusion and differences of opinion between him ( Eshwarappa) and State unit chief B.S. Yeddyurappa have been resolved.
He said that media reports about his demands for changes in the appointments of office-bearers and district presidents were wrong. “To sort out problems at the district level, a committee comprising Mr Yeddyurappa, organising secretary Arun Kumar, RSS leader Santoshji and state BJP in-charge Muralidhar Rao has been formed. Members and leaders of various district committees will share their problems before the committee and find solutions,” he said.
On continuing the activities of the Sangolli Rayanna Brigade, he said that the decision will be taken at a meeting on February 11. Some leaders from the Brigade will join the BJP and conduct programmes in the name Sangolli Rayanna under the party’s OBC Morcha in the coming days, he said.
On speculation that former chief minister S.M. Krishna, who recently quit the Congress, would join the BJP, he said, “It is a good sign if leaders with vast political experience join our party. Anybody can join the BJP. I have spoken to Mr Krishna. Whether he will join the party or not is left to his discretion.”
Earlier inaugurating the district BJP executive meeting, he said that it is not just the people who are fed up with irregularities in the Congress government in the state, but also Congress leaders themselves, including Mr Janardhan Poojary, Mr C.M. Ibrahim, Mr H.Vishwanath. all the leaders are upset with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s attitude, he said.
