Yeddyurappa issue: BJP core team to meet today

BJP leader said the Congress was trying to destabilise the BJP-led Karnataka govt

A meeting of the BJP core committee will be held this evening to discuss the allegations of corruption against Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa,party President Nitin Gadkari said here today.

We will discuss the matter and verify it,” Gadkari told reporters at the state BJP headquarters here.

Earlier today,Yeddyurappa — mired in charges of corruption and nepotism — dismissed reports that Gadkari and RSS were “unhappy” with him.

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“The JD-S,under the leadership of Congress in Delhi,has repeatedly tried to destabilise the BJP-led Karnataka government,” Gadkari alleged.

Yeddyurappa has come under attack from the Opposition that is seeking his ouster over alleged land scams and has questioned the allotment of land to a firm,partnered by his two sons.

Meanwhile,Gadkari took on Congress and demanded a probe into the Commonwealth Games and Raja spectrum scams.

On allegations that he owned a flat in the controversial Adarsh housing society,Gadkari asserted,”I am not directly or indirectly connected with it. Let an inquiry take place.”

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