<p>Four-time MLA Shankarlinge Gowda met the Chief Minister and sought a ministerial berth. But he could elicit no response from the chief minister.<br /><br />As he came out of the Chief Minister’s residence, he gave vent to his anger. “Only thieves, liars and those into land mafia get prominence in the BJP. I am not getting a cabinet berth because I don’t have money.” <br /><br />He challenged the party leadership to suspend him for his remarks. MLAs C T Ravi and Appachchu Ranjan threatened to submit their resignation as MLAs. They conveyed their intention to BJP state president Eshwarappa. However, nobody submitted their papers to speaker K G Bopaiah, who is in abroad.<br /></p>
<p>Four-time MLA Shankarlinge Gowda met the Chief Minister and sought a ministerial berth. But he could elicit no response from the chief minister.<br /><br />As he came out of the Chief Minister’s residence, he gave vent to his anger. “Only thieves, liars and those into land mafia get prominence in the BJP. I am not getting a cabinet berth because I don’t have money.” <br /><br />He challenged the party leadership to suspend him for his remarks. MLAs C T Ravi and Appachchu Ranjan threatened to submit their resignation as MLAs. They conveyed their intention to BJP state president Eshwarappa. However, nobody submitted their papers to speaker K G Bopaiah, who is in abroad.<br /></p>
