It is said that man is more drawn towards attractions that are fatal. The same may be
the case with the undue interest evinced by Chief Minister Yeddyurappa in Shobha
case. Yeddyurappa who is now hell bent upon reinducting this Puttur girl into the
cabinet, should first try to recollect the factors that forced him to drop Shobha from
the cabinet earlier. It seems as of now he has not taken serious cognizance of the grave
consequences in case Shobha was reinducted into the cabinet.
No one can deny the fact that Shobha was an eye sore not only to other members of
the cabinet bus also to senior leaders of the party, when she was a minister more so
because she had begun to exercise authority which she really did not have, merely by
misusing her proximity with the CM. It was owing to this reason that the campaign “
Shobha Hatao, Party Bachao†kick started , ultimately resulting in her departure from
the cabinet. Ever since Shobha moved out, Yeddyurappa did not face much problems in
administration. Even the party is aware that any green signal to reinduct Shobha into the
cabinet, would only be an invitation to trouble and it is for this reason that until now the
party core committee and the high command has not yet said ‘yes’ to the proposal. Even
the party leaders in the state have the fears that the CM may distance himself from them
in case Shobha makes a comeback.
Moreover, the Bellary trio is all certain to oppose such move and even the Eshwarappa-
Shettar-Ananthkumar faction may be of the same view. Earlier, when Shobha used to
brief the press on the cabinet proceedings, by sidelining home minister VS Acharya, the
latter could not hide his resentment in front of TV cameras.
There is a general feeling among all cadres of party hierarchs in the state that Shobha
was not eligible for the priority attached to her. Moreover, there are several senior women
in the party who have strived hard for the party. One instance is that of Shakuntala Shetty
of Puttur who finally had to quit the party unable to bear the frustration. It is now the
right time to bring her back to the party fold. There is another leader Vimala Gowda who
has been active in the party affairs since long. Why can’t she be given a cabinet berth ?
The CM could also have very well inducted actress Shruthi into the cabinet, considering
her efforts towards the party victory. Why it is that Yeddyurappa wants only Shobha and
no other woman colleague in the cabinet ?
One thing that is sure is that in case Yeddyurappa reinducts Shobha then he will lose his
present peace of mind. He would only be giving an opportunity to the media as well as
his party men to irritate him. It is better for Yeddyurappa to take a step forward after
considering whether it would be right to hand over the whip and then take the beatings
too.
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