<p>Worried BJP ministers rushed to calm down Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa when he lost his cool and started shouting at Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah during a discussion on the no-confidence motion in the Legislative Assembly on Saturday.</p>.<p>Yediyurappa and Siddaramaiah engaged in a duel over corruption charges against the government.</p>.<p>Siddaramaiah demanded Yediyurappa’s resignation, which enraged him.</p>.<p>“Prove it and I’ll retire from politics. Otherwise, you resign. Should I accept whatever you say or read here?” Yediyurappa thundered, addressing Siddaramaiah in the singular.</p>.<p>Siddaramaiah said corruption allegations should be probed by a sitting Supreme Court judge or a special investigation team supervised by the Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka.</p>.<p>“If the allegations are proven wrong, I will resign from my post,” Siddaramaiah said.</p>.<p>Housing Minister V Somanna, Tourism Minister CT Ravi and others rushed to Yediyurappa and asked him to sit down.</p>.<p>“We will talk. You sit,” they were heard telling Yediyurappa, who was also seen coughing.</p>.<p>The corruption allegations raised by Siddaramaiah resulted in a din with BJP and Congress members locking horns.</p>.<p>Later, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar said he grew concerned watching Yediyurappa and Siddaramaiah engage in a shouting match as both of them recovered from Covid-19 recently.</p>.<p>“My heart wanted to reach out to them. They like a father to me. As someone who had Covid-19, I know that it’s not good to speak aloud as it affects the lungs. This shouldn’t have happened,” Shivakumar said. The no-confidence motion is still underway.</p>
<p>Worried BJP ministers rushed to calm down Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa when he lost his cool and started shouting at Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah during a discussion on the no-confidence motion in the Legislative Assembly on Saturday.</p>.<p>Yediyurappa and Siddaramaiah engaged in a duel over corruption charges against the government.</p>.<p>Siddaramaiah demanded Yediyurappa’s resignation, which enraged him.</p>.<p>“Prove it and I’ll retire from politics. Otherwise, you resign. Should I accept whatever you say or read here?” Yediyurappa thundered, addressing Siddaramaiah in the singular.</p>.<p>Siddaramaiah said corruption allegations should be probed by a sitting Supreme Court judge or a special investigation team supervised by the Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka.</p>.<p>“If the allegations are proven wrong, I will resign from my post,” Siddaramaiah said.</p>.<p>Housing Minister V Somanna, Tourism Minister CT Ravi and others rushed to Yediyurappa and asked him to sit down.</p>.<p>“We will talk. You sit,” they were heard telling Yediyurappa, who was also seen coughing.</p>.<p>The corruption allegations raised by Siddaramaiah resulted in a din with BJP and Congress members locking horns.</p>.<p>Later, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar said he grew concerned watching Yediyurappa and Siddaramaiah engage in a shouting match as both of them recovered from Covid-19 recently.</p>.<p>“My heart wanted to reach out to them. They like a father to me. As someone who had Covid-19, I know that it’s not good to speak aloud as it affects the lungs. This shouldn’t have happened,” Shivakumar said. The no-confidence motion is still underway.</p>
