Asserting that he is a “loyal party worker” and not a “rebel”, Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister KS Eshwarappa on Friday, 2 April, said that he had not “raised any complaint” against Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in his letter to Governor Vajubhai R Vala but only sought his “guidance” on how to tackle the issue of funds being diverted without his concurrence.
Signalling that he would not succumb to the signature campaign launched by Yediyurappa’s supporters, Eshwarappa said:
“I am a loyal party worker. I have been with this party for the longest time. Those who launched a signature campaign must also know that I would be the last person to cheat or deceive my party or its ideology. I carry my party in my heart. I do not have to learn from these people about loyalty. Their loyalty is for a person, mine is for the party.”