Delhi's autocracy decides CMs: Congress on Yediyurappa's resignation

Surjewala alleged that the BJP government in Karnataka was an 'illegitimate' one as it was born out of 'defection and corruption'

The Congress on Monday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over B S Yediyurappa's resignation as Karnataka Chief minister, and said the Lingayat leader is the latest victim who was forced to retire.

Congress general secretary (incharge Karnataka) Randeep Surjewala took twitter to attack BJP and said "The ignominy, torment and insult being heaped upon Sh. B.S.Yediyurappa by Modi ji, dictating him to tender his resignation, makes him PM's latest victim and member of the 'forced retirement club."

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"The stark reality is that Modiji habitually insults and compulsorily throws senior BJP Leaders in dustbin of history," the Congress leader alleged.

"Modiji's record is replete with painful and forcible retirements of Advaniji, M.M.Joshiji, Keshubhai Patelji, Shanta Kumarji, Yashwant Sinhaji and many others. The list of Modiji's victims in BJP doesn't end here," Surjewala said.

He also cited the names of Sumitra Mahajan, Sushma Swaraj, Uma Bharti, C.P.Thakur, A.K.Patel, Haren Pandya, Harin Pathak, Kalyan Singh as those leaders who have been retired by the top brass of the BJP.

He said the latest "victims" are Harsh Vardhan, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Sushil Modi.

"It is Delhi's autocracy that decides chief ministers and not the will of BJP's MLA's," he said.

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Surjewala also alleged that the BJP government in Karnataka was an "illegitimate" one as it was born out of "defection and corruption".

Taking on the BJP over the Pegasus spying issue, Surjewala said, "Malady is with BJP's corrupt Government and appalling maladministration in Karnataka, for it is an illegitimate Government born out of “defection and corruption”."

"Will merely changing the face change the diabolical character of the BJP Government synonymous with mal governance and decay," he said.

Congress leader Mallikarujun Kharge, however, termed the resignation of Yediyurappa as an internal matter of the BJP.