Dissident ghost returns to haunt Yeddyurappa

Several dissidents may offer to resign if the CM is not ousted by the party high command Even as the fate of candidates is sealed in the ballot box after polls for the three constituencies that ended recently Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa is poised to face yet another political tumult with dissidents gearing up for his ouster Sidelined State BJP President K S Eswarappa Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Jagadish Shettar and Former UnionMinister and MP representing Bangalore Rural H N Anathkumar are spearheading the dissidence against Yeddyurappa File picWhile dissidents raised the banner of revolt against Yeddyurappa last month in the wake of corruption charges against him the bypolls came as respite because the party high command asked them to show restraint till polling ended According to sources it seems that the dissidents cannot wait any longer to see a change of guard and are planning to revive their campaign against Yeddyurappa Sources in the BJP said that the rebels planned to meet under the leadership of Health Minister Sriramulu man Friday of Tourism Minister G Janardana Reddy and betenoir of Yeddyurappa at a hotel belonging to the former The meeting was postponed to today and will be chaired by former Higher Education Minister Aravinda Limbavali whom Yeddyurappa unceremoniously removed from his cabinet last year After several rounds of revolt this one will be decisive Its like the final match after league matches and semifinals We will demand for a clear result this time Either this way or that said a rebel MLA The plotThe game plan is to prepare a list of dissidents who would comprise some legislators before going to the high command and they would offer to resign if Yeddyurappa is not removed Although three seniors State BJP President K S Eswarappa Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Jagadish Shettar and Former Union Minister and MP representing Bangalore Rural H N Anathkumar are spearheading the dissidents the rebels are not going to push anyone as the alterative candidate for the CM post for now Let them remove Yeddyurappa first and then will take up the leadership issue The priority is to cleanse the party and dispel the corrupt image said the source While Nitin Gadkari national president of the BJP is still with Yeddyurappa a majority of the national leaders are apparently convinced about his corruption and are for the change of guard Sushma Swaraj leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha has shown her approval for the dissidents and the patriarch is baying for Yeddyurappas blood right from the time his name came under a cloud More alleged scamsAs if the souring dissidence within the party is not enough for Yeddyurappa sources in the JDS said that H D Kumaraswamy former CM and state president of the party was ready with details of fresh land scams linked to Yeddyurappa Kumarswamy had exposed mining barons donating money to an educational trust belonging to Yeddyurappas sons and series of land scams Two lawyers who have pulled the CM to court in the cases of denotification of land after obtaining governors sanction to prosecute him are rumoured to be supported by Kumarswamys father and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda This time we are going to expose bigger scams and in one no less than Rs 180 crore has changed hands said a source close to Kumarswamy Counter strategyHowever Yeddyurappa is prepared with a counter strategy and is expected to threaten to divide the party if he is forced to quit Playing the caste card he would project himself as the ultimate leader of the politically dominant Lingayat community and a threeday convention of the community in Mysore next month will serve as a forum to exhibit his strength We know some elements in the party are indulging in dinner diplomacy That does not mean that there dissidence in the party The party high command is convinced that Yeddyurappa has not done anything wrong and there is no change of leadership on the cards said R P Jagadish media advisor to the CM Triple troubleRebels to prepare list of dissidents who would comprise some legislators before going to the high command and they would offer to resign if Yeddyurappa is not removed Lawyers who pulled CM to court in denotification of land are rumoured to be supported by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda H D Kumaraswamy former CM and state president of the party was ready with details of fresh land scams linked to Yeddyurappa including one in which no less than Rs 180 crore has changed hands