Owing to the soon-to-be released Lokayukta report, political tensions are at an all time high in Karnataka. Leaked portions from the report have suggested that Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa finds mention in that report, which has given the opposition the required ammunition to start a campaign asking for his resignation.
Yeddyurappa, who is currently holidaying in Mauritius, received a double blow on Thursday, when the Karanata high court paved the way for the Lokayukta court to prosecute him.
In addition to this, the Lokayukta has been saying that there are specific instances to show that the CM has received kickbacks from the mining lobby, and all that money had been diverted to a trust which is run by the chief minister's sons.
Now, the question on everyone's mind is whether Yeddyurappa will step down. Adding to the confusion, Governor H R Bharadwaj told mediapersons on Friday that he will act on the report once it's out.
The governor does have the power to take cognisance of such a report and seek action against the chief minister.
Bharadwaj said, "Let the report come out, and I will act on it."
However the Bharatiya Janata Party has ruled out any action against the CM.
"These charges have been there, and the case is before the high court. We cannot expect the chief minister to step down on the basis of these findings," BJP spokesperson Dhananjaya Kumar told this scribe.
A source said that Yeddyurappa has called on his core team to discuss the developments. There is also talk that the Reddy brothers may be called there to discuss this issue further.
The BJP will however have one less headache to deal with once the report is out. They have been facing a lot of flak from the Janata Dal-Secular, on various corruption charges.
However the JD-S is quiet for now, since the report also names their leader H D Kumaraswamy in the scam.
Kumaraswamy has said that he would quit from his member of Parliament post if the allegations against him are proven.
