Ex PM HD Deve Gowda A "Role Model": BS Yediturappa In Farewell Speech
NDTV
Friday was the last day of the 15th Assembly of Karnataka legislature, as the state is due to go to polls by May.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is the reason for his growth to this high stature in public life, said Karnataka BJP strongman and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday, delivering his last speech in the Legislative Assembly, of which he was a member for decades.
The 79-year-old veteran leader, who has already announced his retirement from electoral politics, said till the last breath of his life he will honestly strive for building the party and to bring it to power.
Hailing former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, calling him a "role model", he also advocated for more women representation in the Assembly.
Friday was the last day of the 15th Assembly of Karnataka legislature, as the state is due to go to polls by May.