Senior BJP leader K. B Shanappa resigns from primary membership
Says Yeddyurappa not worth leadership
Kalburgi: Senior BJP Leader KB Shanappa on Saturday said Yeddyurappa had sworn in as the Chief Minister despite not winning required numbers in the assembly elections and has recently apologized for operation Kamal which has ashamed the party.
Speaking at a press conference here in the city Shanappa added that despite winning 104 seats in the election BSY sworn in as the CM when the party had to be in the be in the oppositio and then resigned from the post.
He also condemned that Yeddyurappa was jailed and still holds top position in the party.
Speaking about operation Kamala he said “I didn’t believe the allegations at first but when Kumaraswamy released the audio clips and proved it, I was shocked. It was a tough phase in my political career”.
Adding that the party is ignoring senior leaders he added that preferences are being given to the “outsiders”. He also questioned Baburai Chanchanasu’s contribution to the party after including him in the party. “BSY along with other leaders went to Dalit’s home for lunch. I was against the move but they did not pay heed to my advise. So to keep in-line with party discipline I remained quite. What they did there was absolute insult to the Dalits” he said.
Shanappa later announced that he will resign from the primary membership of the party adding that Dr. Umesh Jadhav was included in the party and was given Lok Sabha ticket while those working for the party from so many years and are potential candidates for the ticket were ignored.
Shanappa clarified that he has no plans to join Congress and that he will remain in active politics but will not be part of BJP under BSY's leadership as the latter along with other senior leaders is being dictator of the party.
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Chadha, others wouldn't have left AAP had it followed 'right' path: Anna Hazare
Mumbai (PTI): Social activist Anna Hazare has said Raghav Chadha and six other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha members would not have quit the party had it followed the "right" path.
"Everyone has the right to hold an opinion in a democracy. They (Chadha and others) must have faced some trouble, which is why they left," Hazare told reporters on Friday in Ahilyanagar district of Maharashtra.
AAP Rajya Sabha members Raghav Chadha and Sandeep Pathak addressed a joint press conference in Delhi on Friday, announcing their exit from the Arvind Kejriwal-led party to join the BJP.
Chadha claimed that nearly two-thirds of AAP's Rajya Sabha members had quit the party and would function as a separate faction.
"It is their (AAP leadership’s) fault. Had that party followed the right way, they would not have left," Hazare said.
Hazare reiterated that Chadha and others must have faced difficulties within AAP, and that is why they left. "Had the party gone in the right direction, they would not have quit the party," he added.
"There must be some or the other reason (for their leaving AAP). In a democracy, every person has a view about where to stay and leave," Hazare said.
The Chadha-led exodus marks a significant setback for the Kejriwal-led party since its formation in 2012, which followed the momentum of Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement.
