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Somanna resigns from the Yeddyurappa Ministry

Tuesday, 01 September 2009

Ten days after losing the bypolls from Govindarajanagar Assembly constituency, Housing and Muzrai Minister V Somanna, finally resigned from the Yeddyurappa Ministry on Monday. He personally handed over the resignation letter to Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, at the latter’s chamber in Vidhana Soudha. Despite pressure from all quarters to relinquish his post after his defeat in the election, Somanna had continued in the Cabinet as the CM and BJP national general secretary H N Ananth Kumar, were keen on retaining him. Somanna had to finally resign, after the RSS, at its two-day meeting which concluded in Davanagere on Sunday, reportedly asked the CM to seek the Minister’s resignation. “I decided to step down on moral grounds,” Somanna told reporters after submitting his resignation. To a question, he said that he was ready to shoulder any responsibility that the CM and the party gave him. Meanwhile, Somanna’s resignation has been accepted by Governor H R Bharadwaj. The Chief Minister said he would decide as to what position could be given to Somanna

 

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