Yeddyurappa downplays criticism from colleague
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"It is all an organisational matter. Please ask party President D V Sadananda Gowda. I will not react to such comments now or even after a year. You ask me on development, I am ready to reply," a visibly agitated Yeddyurappa said.
Yeddyurappa's remarks came in response to reporters queries about Energy minister K S Eswarappa on Thursday criticising him for fielding his son B Y Raghavendra from Shimoga in the Lok Sabha polls, saying the party had lost the right to raise the issue of dynastic politics.
Raghavendra had defeated Congress heavyweight S Bangarappa.
Emerging out of a cabinet meeting, Yeddyurappa brushed aside reports about dissensions in the ministry, saying "it is all far fetched and a media creation. We are all united".
Pointing to media reports of some ministers meeting the MLAs, Yeddyurappa asked, "whether it is Janardhana Reddy or Karunakara Reddy, should they not meet legislators? Should they not meet over breakfast or lunch?
Minister Janardhana Reddy had held consultations with six ministers and about a dozen MLAs in Bellary on Wednesday which had irked the party central leadership.
The chief minister ruled out any plans to reshuffle the ministry, saying "it is not before me now". Reddy and his brothers - G Karunakara Reddy, also a minister, and G Somashekara Reddy, an MLA and Health Minister B Sreeramulu, had boycotted the May 31 first anniversary celebrations of the BJP government, accusing Yeddyurappa of not involving them in decision making.
Eshwarappa had also stayed away from the May 31 show.
Yeddyurappa said for the first time all state MPs attended a meeting called by him in Delhi early this week. During his three-day visit to New Delhi, Yeddyurappa met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other union ministers.
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