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Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa rules out resigning over land scam issue | Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday ruled out the possibility of resigning from office over the land scam issue, asserting that he had done nothing wrong. "Why
should I (resign)? There is no offence from my side. I have not committed any
mistake," he told reporters here before leaving for New Delhi. "I am going to
stay and so will my government. There is no question of me resigning from my post
because I have done nothing wrong. I will go to Delhi to prove my innocence to
the party high command," he added "The Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) is
hatching a conspiracy to destablise my government. The opposition have tried doing
the same in the past as well. However, I will not succumb to these tactics and
will not quit as the chief minister," he said. Meanwhile, in New Delhi, BJP senior
leader L.K. Advani and party President Nitin Gadkari are holding a one-on-one
closed door meeting to decide Yeddyurappa's fate. The emergency BJP Core group
meeting comes in the wake of a new expose by former Karnataka Chief Minister and
JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy. Hurling a fresh charge against Yeddyurappa,
Kumaraswamy
alleged that his family had sold Rs 20 crore worth of land and raised doubts about
its ownership. He also expressed doubt on whether the land sold by Yeddyurappa's
kin was owned by them or was it denotified in their favour. He sought clarifications
from them. "Is the land their hereditary property? Let them prove it", Kumaraswamy
said asking the BJP high command "does it have guts to sack Yeddyurappa? Hitting
out at Yeddyurappa for his statements that he would decimate JD (S),
Kumaraswamy
said: "Nobody can destroy our party. It is the people who have that power".
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