Bangalore: Karnataka's beleaguered Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa returned to Bangalore Monday morning after a week-long holiday in Mauritius with his family instead of flying to New Delhi as planned earlier.
Amid mounting pressure to resign, Yeddyurappa has sought into an inquiry into the issue of illegal mining by a central team and denied any involvement of the ruling BJP in it.
Returning home after a six day vacation, Yeddyurappa termed the phone-tapping of Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde as an 'unpardonable crime' and was 'very much hurt' about the issue.
"Even now, it's not too late. I am going to request the Prime Minister (Manmohan Singh) to send one important team to inquire into the phone-tapping", he said. "Our party and me do not have such a character to do this unpardonable crime (phone-tapping)".
'The Congress and the JD-S have been trying to bring down my government from day one, despite failing to do so every time. They are against development in the state. They think only they have the right to rule the state and not our party,' Yeddyurappa said.
Soon after arrival in the city, the chief minister visited the famous Subramanya temple with family members and some ministers to seek divine intervention in overcoming yet another political crisis since the BJP came to power in the state in May 2008.
The chief minister is expected to call on leaders of the state unit of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) here later in the day to update the right-wing outfit on the developments in the state.
The dramatic leakage of the ombudsman's report in a section of the media July 21 and confirmation of his indictment by state Lokayukta Justice N.Santosh Hegde before the report was submitted to the state government has pushed the first BJP government in south India to the brink.
The dramatic leakage of the ombudsman's report in a section of the media July 21 and confirmation of his indictment by state Lokayukta Justice N.Santosh Hegde before the report was submitted to the state government has pushed the first BJP government in south India to the brink.
The 68-year-old Yeddyurappa, who is facing his worst political crisis in light of the explosive investigation report of the Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) finding an element of criminality on his part in the multi-crore mining scam in the state, is under mounting pressure from within the ruling party and an upbeat opposition to resign on moral grounds. (Agencies)
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