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Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa’s judicial custody was extended till November 3 by the Lokayukta Special Court on Saturday. Justice NK Sudhindra Rao also extended judicial custody of former Minister and BJP MLA Krishnaiah Setty — another accused in the Government land denotification scam.
The court had, on October 15, remanded Yeddyurappa and Setty to judicial custody till Saturday after rejecting their bail pleas. However, Yeddyurappa’s bail plea will come up in the high court on Monday.
The Lokayukta court had issued summons in August on two of five private complaints filed by advocate Sirajin Basha regarding illegal denotification of Government land for pecuniary gains.
Meanwhile, in the backdrop of the land scam cloud, senior leader LK Advani’s Jan Chetna Yatra, which is going to enter Karnataka soon, has decided to skip Bangalore. It will continue to follow the rest of its itinerary through the coastal parts of Mangalore, Udupi, Honnavara, Mulki, Hejmadi, Kumdapura, Baindur, Bhatkal and Kumata on October 31, according to sources. On November 1, the BJP will hold a rally at Ankola, after which the yatra will enter Goa.
A BJP source told The Pioneer that the State unit is hardly prepared to receive Advani and his rally against graft at this juncture.
Meanwhile, the RSS also seems to have distanced itself from the beleaguered Yeddyurappa as its joint general secretary (sah-sarkaryavah) Dattatreya Hosabale told reporters he “was an embarrassment”.
The stand may give strength to Advani’s call to consolidate the party as a whole, and not on the basis of individual accomplishments.
Hosabale said, “Whenever Yeddyurappa visited Sangh Headquarters in Keshavakupa, RSS senior functionaries advised him, as he was a swayamsevak. If he has not taken that advice seriously, it is wrong to blame the RSS. If in a class, of two students, one scores 90 and one scores 35, we can’t blame the teacher for poor performance.”
A BJP leader in the know told The Pioneer that the party was considering it position vis-à-vis the former Chief Minister. He said, “We always regard Yeddyurappa in high esteem but he lost everything. We are now ready to face anything, which might include elections.”
On the other hand, a Minister close to Yeddyurappa pointed out, “They can’t ignore Yeddyurappa, who built the BJP in Karnataka. Without him, the BJP has no identity in Karnataka.” The incarcerated leader’s team too is discussing consequences of the current political scenario and the options.
Rumour mills are also abuzz that Yeddyurappa may float a regional political outfit keeping in view his clout with his community, the Lingayats.
The court had, on October 15, remanded Yeddyurappa and Setty to judicial custody till Saturday after rejecting their bail pleas. However, Yeddyurappa’s bail plea will come up in the high court on Monday.
The Lokayukta court had issued summons in August on two of five private complaints filed by advocate Sirajin Basha regarding illegal denotification of Government land for pecuniary gains.
Meanwhile, in the backdrop of the land scam cloud, senior leader LK Advani’s Jan Chetna Yatra, which is going to enter Karnataka soon, has decided to skip Bangalore. It will continue to follow the rest of its itinerary through the coastal parts of Mangalore, Udupi, Honnavara, Mulki, Hejmadi, Kumdapura, Baindur, Bhatkal and Kumata on October 31, according to sources. On November 1, the BJP will hold a rally at Ankola, after which the yatra will enter Goa.
A BJP source told The Pioneer that the State unit is hardly prepared to receive Advani and his rally against graft at this juncture.
Meanwhile, the RSS also seems to have distanced itself from the beleaguered Yeddyurappa as its joint general secretary (sah-sarkaryavah) Dattatreya Hosabale told reporters he “was an embarrassment”.
The stand may give strength to Advani’s call to consolidate the party as a whole, and not on the basis of individual accomplishments.
Hosabale said, “Whenever Yeddyurappa visited Sangh Headquarters in Keshavakupa, RSS senior functionaries advised him, as he was a swayamsevak. If he has not taken that advice seriously, it is wrong to blame the RSS. If in a class, of two students, one scores 90 and one scores 35, we can’t blame the teacher for poor performance.”
A BJP leader in the know told The Pioneer that the party was considering it position vis-à-vis the former Chief Minister. He said, “We always regard Yeddyurappa in high esteem but he lost everything. We are now ready to face anything, which might include elections.”
On the other hand, a Minister close to Yeddyurappa pointed out, “They can’t ignore Yeddyurappa, who built the BJP in Karnataka. Without him, the BJP has no identity in Karnataka.” The incarcerated leader’s team too is discussing consequences of the current political scenario and the options.
Rumour mills are also abuzz that Yeddyurappa may float a regional political outfit keeping in view his clout with his community, the Lingayats.
