Jalappa quits in a huff over being made minister of state
NEW DELHI, June 28
The 28-day old H D Deve Gowda ministry received a jolt today within minutes of its first expansion as senior Karnataka leader R L Jalappa put in his papers, obviously upset with not being given a Cabinet rank. Though the Junior rank given to him took the senior leader by surprise just as he sat among the seats meant for new ministers, Mr Jalappa took the oath of office and secrecy but within no time he was seen writing something on a small sheet of paper and handing it over to the prime minister.