<p>Y</p>.<p>eddyurappa said the decision to make Shettar, a prominent leader from north Karnataka, the Speaker was taken by the party leadership during government formation last year.<br /><br />"Now, it's not me who can make him minister. I am just a pretence. Our high command would make him minister. The decision is taken by the party central leadership. We will make him minister," he told reporters in Bellary.<br /><br />"For this reason (for becoming minister), there was no need to create confusion to such an extent," he added.<br />Shettar, who is being propped up by rebels as a choice to replace Yeddyurappa, reluctantly became the Speaker last year after the party central leadership insisted that he take up the post.<br />Shettar's supporters had insisted at the time that the move to keep him away from the ministry and make him Speaker, was an attempt by Yeddyurappa to contain his political growth.<br />Last week, as the crisis was deepening, the party's central leadership reportedly offered Shettar ministership, which he rejected.<br />Meanwhile, Yeddyurappa has warned dissident MLAs (camping in Hyderabad and Goa) that if they failed to rush to their constituencies and lead rehabilitation programmes for the flood-hit, he would visit those places and review the work.</p>
<p>Y</p>.<p>eddyurappa said the decision to make Shettar, a prominent leader from north Karnataka, the Speaker was taken by the party leadership during government formation last year.<br /><br />"Now, it's not me who can make him minister. I am just a pretence. Our high command would make him minister. The decision is taken by the party central leadership. We will make him minister," he told reporters in Bellary.<br /><br />"For this reason (for becoming minister), there was no need to create confusion to such an extent," he added.<br />Shettar, who is being propped up by rebels as a choice to replace Yeddyurappa, reluctantly became the Speaker last year after the party central leadership insisted that he take up the post.<br />Shettar's supporters had insisted at the time that the move to keep him away from the ministry and make him Speaker, was an attempt by Yeddyurappa to contain his political growth.<br />Last week, as the crisis was deepening, the party's central leadership reportedly offered Shettar ministership, which he rejected.<br />Meanwhile, Yeddyurappa has warned dissident MLAs (camping in Hyderabad and Goa) that if they failed to rush to their constituencies and lead rehabilitation programmes for the flood-hit, he would visit those places and review the work.</p>
