Brigade leader questions BSY attending caste events

Sangolli Rayanna Brigade working president Mukadappa said on Wednesday that state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa has been attending caste-based conventions while opposing K S Eshwarappa’s association with the Brigade.

Mukadappa said Yeddyurappa was one of the chief guests at the Balijas’ conference held in Bengaluru last Sunday. He shared the dais with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and JD(S) leader H D Deve Gowda. 

“If Yeddyurappa is allowed to participate in rallies held under caste banners, then why is Eshwarappa taken to task for associating himself with the Brigade, which is trying to make space for the oppressed classes in politics? The Brigade is only trying to help the BJP consolidate Dalits, minorities and backward classes,” he said.

He also pointed out that Yeddyurappa was only damaging BJP’s prospects among the oppressed classes. Asked whether the Brigade would be a closed chapter with Yeddyurappa on Sunday announcing that Eshwarappa would no more participate in the Brigade’s programmes, Mukadappa said, “The Brigade is not running for the sake of Eshwarappa. We will continue with our programmes. The poor and voiceless people are not interested in just free rice and milk given by the Siddaramaiah government. They want political representation.”