Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa to quit over land scam ?
Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa may have to resign from his political position over wrongful allotment of land to his sons, according to reports.
Top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) souces told Time Now news channel late Thursday night that the party sees Yeddyurappa as a ‘weak spot’ in fight against corruption against Congress.
The Karna CM may be asked to quit to gain a high moral ground, said sources.
Earlier, on Thursday, Yeddyurappa announced a high-level inquiry into the charges against him.
He also convened a Cabinet meeting later on Thursday, which is likely to discuss the allegations being levied on the chief minister by the Opposition that he used his powers to allot prime land to a company promoted by his sons.
The Cabinet is likely to recommend a judicial inquiry by a retired Supreme Court judge, reports said.
The chief minister may decide to return the land, reports claimed.
Meanwhile, Yeddyurappa has reportedly sought intervention of the BJP top brass in tackling his detractors, led by Ananth Kumar, within the party.
The chief minister, however, dismissed the reports and maintained the party high command was happy with the government.
Continuing their allegations against Yeddyurappa, the Opposition had on Wednesday revealed documents to add more edge to their allegations.
A set of new documents released by the Opposition reveal that government land was de-notified or de-reserved in May 2010 on Yeddyurappa?s order.
The land, which was originally acquired by the government for a public project, was sold at heavily-discounted rates, which a part of the land finally being owned by a company, partly owned by Yeddyurappa?s sons Raghavendra and Vijayendra.
The Opposition campaign is being led by former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy (Janata Dal- Secular), who is reportedly being eyed by the Congress to patch up a collation government if Yeddyurappa-led BJP government falls.
?He has no moral right to continue. He made several immoral decisions to favour his family. Illegal de-notification favoured his sons,? Kumaraswamy said.
However, Yeddyurappa continued claiming innocence and said he had compiled with rules and procedures set and followed by previous regimes.