Karnataka BJP warns against indiscipline in the party, says no change of CM
Bengaluru:Ruling out any leadership change,the party's Karnataka unit on Wednesday said it will face the next election too under Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, and warned of action against indiscipline.
The assertion comes following a comment by senior BJP legislator Basanagouda Patil Yatnal that Yediyurappa will not remain Chief Minister for long.
Facing flak from partymen, Yatnal has tried to defend his remarks saying he was functioning as a public representative with conscience and not motivated by ministerial aspirations.
"There is no question of Chief Minister change in the state, for the next three years Yediyurappa will remain the Chief Minister, " state BJP said in a tweet quoting its president Nalin Kumar Kateel.
"Yediyurappa will complete his term and we will face the next election also under his leadership.
Disciplinary action will be taken against those indulging in indiscipline," he said.
Indicating a rebellion, Yatnal had on Monday said that Yediyurappa will not remain the Chief Minister for long and the high command has decided that his successor will be from the north Karnataka region.
The former Union Minister had even accused the Chief Minister of taking all the development work to his home district of Shivamogga, while taking back the funds allocated to MLAs of other constituencies.
While Yediyurappa, not wishing to react to Yatnal's statement, has merely said he will talk to the disgruntled leader, several BJP leaders and ministers have hit out at him.
Continuing the attack against Yatnal, senior BJP leader and Rural Development Minister K S Eshwarappa today termed his statements as "foolish" and urged the party state unit president to expel him immediately and there was no need to give any notice as he has given an open statement, which is an act of indiscipline.
"It has become a habit for some people to make such statements as it will attract media attention.
At a recently held legislature party meeting where he (Yatnal) was present, the Chief Minister asked all legislators to share their concerns, and he was sitting with his mouth shut and now is giving statements," he said.
Amid attacks on him by partymen, Yatnal on his part has tried to defend himself.
In a late night tweet, he said "I'm working as a public representative with conscience and by becoming the voice of the people for Karnataka's development.
I have never bowed down before any one or indulged in skulduggery with a Ministerial aspiration.I'm not that type."
This is not the first time that Yatnal has expressed his displeasure against Yediyurappa.
Claiming that he was upset regarding development of his constituency, Yatnal, while denying ministerial aspirations and rebellion against the 77-year-old Chief Minister, had in June stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were his leaders and Yediyurappa was "only the Chief Minister."
There has been speculation in some quarters in recent times about the possible change in leadership, considering Yediyurappa's age, but the BJP has strongly rejected it.
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Man held for blackmailing woman using explicit photos, videos
Bengaluru (PTI): A 46-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly blackmailing a woman using her explicit photos and videos to force her into a sexual relationship with him, police said on Saturday.
The accused, Haniyur Chandregowda, is a member of the Child Welfare Committee in Ramanagara, they said.
Obscene photos of several other women were also found on his mobile phone during examination, police said.
The case came to light after a 43-year-old woman, who works as a make-up artist, filed a complaint at the Rajarajeshwari Nagar police station on April 30, they said.
According to FIR, the woman met Chandregowda in 2021. He told her he was connected to TV serials and took her phone number on the pretext of offering make-up work. The woman had been living separately from her husband for about eight years.
The accused started visiting her house frequently and told her he was a lecturer with a good salary and promised to marry her and entered into a physical relationship with her, she alleged.
Police said Chandregowda later used private photos and videos of their intimate moments to threaten her. He allegedly warned that he would make them public if she did not agree to his demands, and continued the relationship under pressure.
The FIR also stated that in 2024, he rented a house using the woman's documents by falsely claiming to be her husband.
The woman also alleged that he used a fake ID claiming he was a Superintendent of Police to avoid paying toll fees.
She claimed that he had taken around Rs 5 lakh from her since 2021 and had not returned the money.
The FIR further stated that he added his name to the educational documents of the woman's daughter, pretending to be her husband.
Based on the complaint, a case under sections 69 (sexual intercourse by deceitful means) and 204 (impersonating a public servant) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered. He was later arrested, a senior police officer said.
