Ever since the real estate scam came out into the open Karnataka Chief Minister B.S.Yeddyurappa knew no peace of mind despite his pilgrimages to various temples in Karnataka and neighbouring States like Kerala. Nowadays the so-called elite politicians and corporates irrespective of their corrupt dealings run to temples and churches, offer oblations and pray for peace of mind, which they want most but which they get less and less.
Yeddyurappa always sporting a tilak as a mark of obeisance and respect to God, nurses no qualms - even an iota of it - for indulging in corruption and amassing crores and crores.
The man reportedly caught red-handed in real estate scams involving his kith and kin even after repeated pressures by the opposition Congress and Janata Dal(S) led by the humble farmer from Karnataka Dev Gowda is not at all in a mood to vacate the saddle owning up moral responsibility for the dark deeds committed by him and his kith and kin. How is it possible for scams and faith in God go hand in hand is a question posed by common people like us.
Not only the opposition in Karnataka but by his own party BJP (Bharathiya Janata Party) exerted pressure on him to vacate the throne but the man remained nailed to it with the stand that ‘come what may, the question of resigning from the post of CM is not in my agenda’. BJP’s opposition leader in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj was very much particular that he resign from the post of CM owning up responsibility, but our Yeddy didn’t cow down. Along with Sushma Swaraj BJP President and the topmost party functionary Nitin Gadkari though personally prevailed upon him to resign forthwith, Yeddy cared two hoots.
At last not the ‘culprit’ but the leadership cowed down before his position of continuing in the post. Yeddyurappa is a lingayat and the lingayat faction is a majority in Karnataka politics to reckon with, hence the leadership feared in the event of ousting him from the post of Chief Ministership, the ultimate sufferer would be the party itself. Hence the decision not to open the Pandora’s box. The party in the beginning demanded his resignation for getting involved in the land scam primarily due to its bête noire Indian National Congress was caught in the mire of scams and scandals. And BJP had taken up cudgels against those in the UPA alliance which was in the midst of Himalayan scams which are mind-boggling.
A.Raja, the then Union Minister of Telecommunications and Technology was caught in the 2G Spectrum scam which involved 1.76 lakh crores, such a huge scam Independent India had witnessed for the first time, Rs. 70000/ crores involved in the Common Wealth Games – 2010 scandal – Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society scam the amount involved so far not came out into the open and on a daily basis many a scam tumbling out for example, the stashing of black money away in foreign banks by Indian politicians and corporates, the list available so far not yet disclosed which the Supreme Court termed the theft money, Ottavio Quattrochi issue has been brought up once again by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, all vigorously raked by BJP.
BJP’s locus standi is in question as far as it hesitates to take action against B.S.Yeddyurappa.
Of late Karnataka Governor H.R.Bharadwaj has sanctioned prosecution of Yeddyurappa for his reported involvement in the land scam.
In the meanwhile BJP President Nitin Gadkari who is on a Chinese visit reportedly commented to media persons that Yeddyurappa’s land scam is immoral but the steps taken against him by the Governor is illegal. True H.R.Bharadwaj was a Congress man, but judging by Gadkari’s comment that Yeddyurappa’s action is immoral should be shown the door. Then only in future BJP’s demand for a JPC probe will have a logic.
Mudsling on the issue of corruption by two involved parties carry no water, in short.
In a clumsy atmosphere like this, this writer is of the opinion that the corruption games are here to continue.
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