Cabinet expansion: Take up grievances with BJP high command, says Karnataka CM Yediyurappa

 Amid simmering discontent post his cabinet expansion, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday asked such sulking BJP leaders to take up matter with national leadership and urged m to refrain from making any remarks affecting party. chief minister had expanded his cabinet on Wednesday after much deliberations and excercise already saw some aspirants who could t make it publicly air ir displeasure.

"If BJP MLAs have any objection y can go to Delhi, meet our national leaders and give m all information and complaints y have. I won't object to that but I ask m t to dam party's reputation by talking ill," Yediyurappa told reporters in Bengaluru.

ting that central leaders will take a call on ir complaints, he said seniors in party are aware of facts.Later, speaking to reporters in Davangere, he insisted he could do what was within his limits, on matter and warned those speaking ill about him.

Yediyurappa, however, did t respond to queries on n-induction of Rajarajeshwari Nagar MLA Munirathna, a former Congress man who joined saffron party, despite former's promise to induct him in his council of ministers.Yediyurappa on Wednesday expanded his 17-month-old government by inducting seven new Ministers and dropping Excise Minister H Nsh.

or aspirants-- Basanagouda Patil, M P Renukacharya, Sathish Reddy, Thippa Reddy, S A Ramadass and A H Vishwanath, who could t make it have been quite vocal in expressing ir displeasure.Yatnal in particular has been critical of chief minister and even alleged his family of 'hijacking' party.

He had requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end dynastyic politics from Yediyurappa's family in Karnataka, which has a chief minister, an MP (B Y Raghavendra) and a BJP state vice president (B Y Vijayendra).

CM has made those who are blackmailing him as Ministers. Three people- one political secretary and two Ministers have been blackmailing with some of Yediyurappa's CDs for three months.One who is becoming Minister today along with CD blackmail was also involved in payment of money to Vijayendra (CM's son), Yatnal had said.

Vishwanath on Thursday called upon people to discuss 'Son Stroke', a jibe seen as targeting chief minister's family.

"Let discussion start from Raichur. topic is Son Stroke. I hope you understand it," Vishwanath said in an apparent reference to Yediyurappa allegdly giving prominence to his children and family members in party.

He said Janata family was decimated in 1990s due to 'son stroke', wher it be Ramakrishna Hegde, S Bangarappa, J H Patil or H D Deve Gowda, apparently referring to family politics involving se leaders.

"w same son stroke is hitting BJP. If that continues in state re will be son stroke in Karnataka," Vishwanath said.

He had earlier switched over from JD(S) to BJP and resigned from Assembly in 2019 leading to toppling of Congress-JD(S) coalition government, headed by H D Kumaraswamy.

dissenting MLAs were upset that region wise, Bengaluru and Belagavi got more prominence in cabinet.

In terms of caste equation, Veerashaiva-Lingayat and Vokkaliga legislators got more representation. 

(IM CREDITS:PTI)