The breakfast meeting convened by former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa was perceived as another show of strength to remind the party leadership about his demand to reinstate him as chief minister.
It was a food fest for BJP legislators on Friday as they attended the breakfast and lunch meetings even as people in over 120 taluks in the state were suffering due to severe drought. The breakfast meeting convened by former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa was perceived as another show of strength to remind the party leadership about his demand to reinstate him as chief minister.
The meeting drew over 65 MLAs and more than 15 MLCs. The invitees relished kesari bath, idli, neer dosa and shavige.
However, chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda, BJP state president KS Eshwarappa, home minister R Ashoka and the group led by municipal administration minister Balachandra Jharkiholi skipped the meeting.
The legislators, who left the breakfast meet to attend the legislature proceedings, hurried back in the afternoon—but this time to minor irrigation minister Govind Karjol’s residence for a traditional north Karnataka spread. Though, of late, Karjol has identified himself with the Gowda’s camp, the luncheon meeting saw Yeddyurappa turning up with his supporters. Even Jharkiholi made an entry with his supporters. Gowda and Eshwarappa stayed away from this meeting too.
The tasty spread included jowar roti, ennegai, puliogare, chilli bajji, jamoon, chicken biriyani and chicken curry. As the focus was more on politics, the proceedings in the legislature took a backseat.
Speaking after the breakfast meeting, Yeddyurappa said politics was not on the menu at the breakfast meeting and it was a goodwill gesture to forge better understanding among BJP legislators.
However, the breakfast and lunch meetings are being seen as part of a move by rival camps to re-assess their respective support base and chalk out future strategies.
The politics of BJP leaders drew condemnation from the opposition.
Leader of the opposition in legislative assembly, Siddaramaiah, termed it as an insult to democracy and mockery of the masses, who are suffering from drought, power shutdowns and non-availability of fodder for cattle.
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