Yatnal not an outsider, hope all issues in Karnataka BJP settled through talks: BS Yediyurappa
Shivamogga (Karnataka), Dec 4: Sounding a conciliatory note, veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday said Bijapur MLA and his critic Basanagouda Patil Yatnal was "not an outsider", and expressed hope about settling all the internal issues through discussions.
Yatnal has been openly criticising the party's state leadership as well.
Yediyurappa also asserted he and his son B Y Vijayendra, who is the state BJP chief, want to take everyone along together in strengthening the party.
"Let's talk, Yatnal is not an outsider, he might be outraged due to some reasons. My expectation is that everyone should be taken along together, this is also the expectation of Vijayendra...." the former Chief Minister said in response to a question.
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Speaking to reporters here, he said, "if there are any shortcomings, we should sit opposite to each other and discuss, settle them and take everyone along together. This is my opinion. I hope that everyone will cooperate in this."
To a question on Yatnal publicly making comments against him and his family, which was also damaging the party, Yediyurappa said, "Let him speak, but we will together make honest efforts to rectify things."
Yatnal has been openly critical of Vijayendra, accusing him of indulging in "adjustment politics" with the ruling Congress. He has also accused Vijayendra and Yediyurappa of trying to keep the party under their clutches.
A faction of party leaders led by Yatnal that includes MLAs Ramesh Jarkiholi, B P Harish, and former lawmakers Aravind Limbavali, Kumar Bangarappa and G M Siddeshwara among others, is critical of the state leadership, and had also held a parallel agitation over the Waqf issue, after staying away from protests held by the party on the same issue recently.
The BJP's central disciplinary committee earlier this week issued a show-cause notice to Yatnal for "defiance" and hurling "false and veiled" allegations against the party's state leadership, especially Vijayendra.
Yatnal had said he has submitted a six-page reply to the notice served to him, and has explained to the party leadership in detail, the alleged "adjustment politics, grand corruption and dynastic politics" prevailing in BJP's Karnataka unit.
The former CM said BJP legislators will together actively participate during the winter session in Belagavi starting next week and will try to create awareness about the failures of the Congress government and bring out its shortcomings to the notice of the people.
"There are several scams and other issues are also coming out including MUDA (land allotment scame involving CM Siddaramaiah).....ED has said that over thousand sites were given illegally. ED won't speak without evidence, let's wait and see what happens."
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
