New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister B S
Yeddyurappa on Friday hinted at a compromise formula under which
he may have to axe some ministers and transfer some officials
to end the crisis in the BJP government in the state.
"Any important issue...whatever our all India leaders
direct me, I am bound to do it. I have already agreed," he
told reporters during his morning walk.
He was asked whether he is ready to sacrifice
ministers and transfer bureaucrats as demanded by the Reddy
brothers - Tourism Minister Janardhana Reddy and Revenue
Minister Karunakara Reddy - who are heading the dissidents in
the state.
Yeddyurappa also ruled out leadership change.
Under a reported compromise formula in the making,
Rural Development Minister Shobha Karandlaje, considered close
to the Chief Minister, may be axed and Assembly Speaker
Jagdish Shettar inducted into the cabinet while Chief
Minister's Principal Secretary V S Baligar maybe shifted from
the Chief Minister's office.
Yeddyurappa expressed confidence that the crisis maybe
over by the evening after meeting of the central leadership
with state leaders following which a press conference maybe
held.
Asked about the delay in settlement, he said, "That
was inevitable in politics".
To a question whether he would work with the Reddy
brothers, he said "after a settlement is reached one should
forget the past and work together".
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, November 06, 2009, 11:18