Karwar : CM Yeddyurappa had asked 2 of his Ministers to resign last week and one of them, Shivanagowda did just that, but the other in his hometown on Sunday told pressmen here that he was very close to CM and expected more responsibilities (portfolios?) to be given to him, obviously.
There is a talk of Dy CM post, but CM has ruled out such ideas. Neither R. Ashok nor Dr. Acharya would be his deputy. But Asnotikar is of another kind.
After a meeting of officials in DCO at Karwar, he was telling reporters that his resignation was a pack of lies, and that he did not export illegal iron ore from Belekeri port, nor stored it for export. CM knows it all, and there is no question of his (Asnotikar) resigning after that, he told.
He added that Lokayukta is enquiring in to the whole issue and that himself was not involved in ore exports. He said he did not deceive CM, but held charge of Raichur power plant, fisheries and science matters. He said CM loved him, and may give additional charges, apart from Raichur dt, soon.