Bangalore: There is a running feud between Bookanakere Yeddyurappa and HD Kumaraswamy. The feud started in 2007 and continues still. One was Dy CM to the other in 2006-07 after a governor’s rule and change of governors, Congress gave up the attempt to dislodge an elected govt, which was taking a path of shameless corruption and nepotism (BJP) to enrich itself. This path had been trodden over by Congress from Nehru to Rao (1946-96) for decades. There was Bofors and Bhopal tragedy before Congress starting it all over India.
But Janata Dal had broken up and JD(S) had tasted power in 2004 with Congress and in 2006 with BJP. Now without any power and sidelined in South India, JD(S) had no other option but a guerilla warfare against a minority BJP running Operation Kamal.
The accusations started in a simple form, graduated to wrestling bouts and strong holds or punches as in a boxing ring. BJP also got down to shameless politics in power, once it was fully backed by Bellary Iron ore miners’ support, mainly the Gali Reddy group who moved into the centre stage of politics in the state, expecting even Dy CM ship for one of the Reddys, who are still keeping a knife at the back of a re-habilitated CM.
But Kumaraswamy ? originally a film producer, he must be knowing the script and screen plays with his father Devegowda as the JD(S) director. After many mistakes and losing power and denying it to BJP in 2007 and getting washed out in 2008 elections to BJP, his single point manifesto is to destroy the BJP rule under Yeddyurappa who is his bete noire.
But Eashwarappa knows better and HDK is growing bitter and more bitter with land scams and iron ore exports permitted by courts in legal ways. HDK now has scizhophrenia bouats.