Eshwarappa complains to Governor, PM, party bosses against Yediyurappa’s ‘interference’ in his dept.
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In a development that has brought into open rebellion by Ministers against the functioning style of Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, senior leader and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa has complained to Governor Vajubai R. Vala, the Prime Minister, the Union Home Minister, and top leaders of the BJP against “interference in administration” by the Chief Minister in his department in violation of norms. Mr. Eshwarappa is learnt to have personally met the Governor on Wednesday afternoon and submitted a five-page petition in which he has accused the Chief Minister of “direct interference” in the affairs of his department in clear violation of Karnataka (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1977, and also against the established practices and procedures relating to the affairs of the State Administration. The Karnataka Government (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1977, stipulate the division of powers between the Cabinet Ministers in charge of respective departments vis-a-vis the Chief Minister.
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