After giving a long rope, BJP serves notice on Yatnal
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I’ve by no means apologised, expressed remorse or retracted my statements, says the MLA
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that gave a long rope to dissenter MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, who has been overtly important of Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and constantly broached the difficulty of management change, has lastly cracked the whip and served him a show-cause notice.
However, Mr. Yatnal, who has been suspended from the BJP twice earlier over comparable fees to solely later be re-inducted, has remained defiant.
“I have not indulged in any anti-party activity. Yes, I have criticised people in my own party, saddened that the government in the State was moving away from the ideals and standards set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I have never apologised, expressed regret or retracted my statements,” he mentioned.
He repeated sure fees he had made towards the Chief Minister, together with that of inducting “blackmailers” into the Cabinet. He additionally reiterated that he solely mentioned a individual from north Karnataka ought to grow to be the Chief Minister and he would stick by it. “Na dainyam, na palayanam… satyameva jayate,” he mentioned.
Though a number of BJP leaders, together with get together State president Nalin Kumar Kateel, had mentioned the nationwide management was taking observe and would act suitably towards Mr. Yatnal, lack of any seen motion or censure from the get together had typically triggered hypothesis that he had the backing of a part of the excessive command rooting for management change within the State.
Report from State unit
Arun Singh, basic secretary accountable for get together affairs within the State, who sought a report from the State unit on Mr. Yatnal on the current Shivamogga State Executive assembly, performed a key function within the disciplinary committee initiating motion, get together sources mentioned.
Post the submission of report from the State unit, Mr. Yatnal has actively concerned himself within the Panchamasali agitation towards the federal government in search of reservation beneath class 2-A of the OBC record and countered the Chief Minister within the Assembly, embarrassing each the get together and the federal government. A report on the identical was once more despatched to the excessive command, sources mentioned.
While the Chief Minister’s camp has claimed the current Cabinet enlargement and the show-cause notice to Mr. Yatnal had been indicators of the excessive command backing Mr. Yediyurappa, they’re nonetheless cautious. “We are adopting a wait-and-watch approach, hoping the party takes it to the logical conclusion and takes action against Mr. Yatnal, especially since he has remained defiant even after being served the notice,” a senior chief near the Chief Minister mentioned.
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