Mysuru: Former Tourism Minister and JD(S) leader Sa Ra Mahesh warned Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to be cautious of “snakes and scorpions” that are currently active in state politics.
Addressing media persons on Tuesday, October 1, Mahesh said, “Yediyurappa is already in trouble due to three groups in the BJP. The first is of the disqualified MLAs, the second is Yediyurappa-haters in the BJP, and the third is the dissatisfied MLAs in his party.”
Mahesh’s remarks were made in response to a question about rumoured rifts within the BJP party over the selection of candidates for the Karnataka by-elections.
Accusing the BJP government of a conspiracy in the phone-tapping scandal, Mahesh said, “There is a strategic plan going on in BJP to make sure that H D Kumaraswamy is trapped in the phone-tapping case. Its revenue minister, R Ashoka is speaking like a CBI spokesperson, he should clarify how he is getting information about the ongoing investigation.”
It can be recalled that the CBI is currently investigating allegations regarding illegal telephone interceptions of several politicians and government officials carried out under the former Congress-JD(S) coalition government.
The incident came to light in August, when rebel MLAs from the Congress and JD(S) accused former CM Kumaraswamy of tapping their phones.
However, Kumaraswamy has denied all allegations pertaining to the case.
(With inputs from ANI)
