Davanagere: Karnataka Chief Minister B S
Yeddyurappa, heading the BJP government in the state, on Saturday
declined to comment on the turmoil within BJP at the national
level, saying he would speak only on state politics.
"I will only comment on state politics and concentrate
on development works," Yeddyurappa, who arrived here to attend
the two-day RSS south zone meet told mediapersons who sought
his reaction to statements by expelled leader Jaswant Singh,
targetting BJP leader L K Advani in the cash-for-votes scam.
To a query on the Gujarat government's ban on Jaswant
Singh's book 'Jinnah-India, Partition, Independence', he
reiterated that Karnataka would not ban the book.
Yeddyurappa said he would convene a meeting of leaders
of opposition parties of both houses of legislature on August
31 to map out issues relating to drought and flood for
discussion at the three-day special legislature session,
commencing from September 9.
"I want both houses to have a meaningful debate on
problems of the people", Yeddyurappa said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, August 29, 2009, 18:34