BENGALURU: Reiterating that the state government was not resorting to politics of vendetta against state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa, law minister T B Jayachandra said the decision to appeal against the former chief minister’s acquittal by the high court was taken in February and not after he took over the reins of BJP in Karnataka.
He told the media the decision to file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court against Mr Yeddyurappa was taken by the home department after going through the merits of the case. Subsequently, the government has informed the legal team in New Delhi to file the SLP in the apex court.
“I am going to Delhi on Saturday, where I will review the status of all petitions,” he added. When asked why the state government waited three months after issuing the order to file the SLP, Mr Jayachandra said the decision had nothing to do with Mr Yeddyurappa’s appointment as state unit chief. “In the first place, it was the home department which took the decision. After receiving the orders, we asked our legal team in Delhi to file the SLP. They take their own time,” he added.
He said the state government would submit a revised petition to the Union government for release of Rs 3500 crores for drought relief works as well as crop loss due to failure of kharif crops.
