Congress claims credit for Yeddyurappa's ouster

BANGALORE: If you thought BS Yeddyurappa was forced to resign as the chief minister due to allegations of corruption and an indictment by Lokayukta on illegal mining, think again. The State Congress is claiming credit for the removal of Yeddyurappa.
"One of our achievements in the last two years is the ouster of Yeddyurappa. Our sustained fight against the mal-administration of the BJP culiminated in his resignation,'' KPCC president G Parameshwara told reporters here on Monday, after releasing a 'Report Card' -- Two year Truthful Steps - on the performance of the party under his leadership.
When asked if it wasn't due to Lokayukta's report, the KPCC chief said: Yes, Justice Santosh Hegde's report also helped.'' He also claimed credit for the Centre's decision to accord Article 371 status to the Hyderabad-Karnatak region.
The report card lists the the rallies, training related activities, programmes like Nada Rakshana Nadige, Congress Nadige Janara Balige, Chinthan Manthan and states how these had strengthened the party by reaching out to the people and the grass root level workers.
The executive committee was set up after 12 long years, the general body meeting was held twice and the frontal organizations were rejuvenated during this period,'' he said.
Summing up, Parameshwara said: We have witnessed ups and downs. We have lost many polls, but won some. Reasons are many for the defeat, but our victory reflected the change in the opinion of people about the ruling government.''
On Monday, the KPCC launched the Management Information System (MIS) and Radio Frequency Identity Card (RFID) for its office-bearers. The MIS will help network directly with the workers and organize and co-ordinate better. It also has historical data of party's performance in the polls. Ours is the first Congress office in the country to have this. it will help improve our management and efficiency, besides cutting cost,'' Parameshwara said.