BSY minister threatens suicide over Cabinet rejig

Sep 21, 2010 |

IANS

Bengaluru, Sept. 20: There was high drama here on Monday as the Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr B.S. Yeddyurappa met his ruling BJP leaders in Delhi to discuss cabinet reshuffle plan.

One minister threatened suicide and another said he would quit the party while a legislator warned of mass resignations. “Suicide is not ruled out if I am dropped, the minister for sports and youth affairs, Mr Goolihatti Shekar, said.

Mr Shekar is one of the five Independents who were rewarded with a ministry for helping the BJP form its first government in Karnataka in May 2008 when the party fell short of majority in the 225-member Assembly.

Mr Shekar’s colleague, the minister for public libraries and mass education, Mr K. Shivangouda Naik, threatened to quit the party if he was axed in the reshuffle.

And legislator Mr Belur Gopalakrishna, aspiring for a Cabinet berth, warned: “Around 20 BJP legislators will quit the party if I am not the minister.”

The tourism minister and mining baron, Mr G. Janardhana Reddy, who played a major role in winning over the five independents, said there was no question of dropping any of them from the ministry.

“They helped the party when in need. I have discussed the matter with the party president, Mr Nitin Gadkari. They will not be dropped,” asserted Mr Reddy, who almost brought the Yeddyurappa ministry down in last year.

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