Karnataka CM Yediyurappa rescinded the appointment of the body's chairman after multiple BJP members threatened to resign.
The appointment of Dammur Shekhar as chairman of Ballari Urban Development Authority (BUDA) has been rescinded, after more than 40 BJP members in Karnataka's Ballari district threatened to resign in protest. Dammur was appointed on Saturday and took charge of BUDA on Monday. However, his appointment was revoked by Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa following protests by BJP leaders in Ballari. "We opposed the appointment of Dammur Shankar since it has not been three years since he entered the party. There are several others who are suitable for the role and have been with the BJP for longer. We are also opposed to the manner in which this appointment was nominated and accepted", says Channabasavagouda Patil, the president of the Ballari BJP unit. BJP's Ballari district unit president Channabasavanagouda Patil and general secretaries KA Ramalingappa and Pujappa were among the leaders who announced their resignations in a press meet in Ballari on Tuesday. The appointment had sparked a revolt within the Ballari district unit of the BJP since Dammur is a close aide of Ballari City MLA G Somashekara Reddy. A functionary of the Ballari BJP unit based in Ballari City who is close to Somashekara Reddy said that most of the party members who have resigned are from outside the city. "The appointment of Dammur Shankar was for the development of Ballari city but it was opposed by many people, mostly from BJP leaders outside Ballari city. We did not consult with the district unit for this reason but after listening to their views, the appointment was withdrawn and we will come up with a different person for the role," said the BJP worker. The leaders claimed that Dammur Shekhar was appointed despite opposition from the district unit of the BJP. They point to his connection to Somashekara Reddy as the reason for his appointment at the expense of committed and more experienced party leaders. Somashekara Reddy is the brother of Gali Janardhana Reddy, a former Union Minister and the prime accused in the 2011 Ballari mining scam. Even though Janardhana Reddy is prohibited from entering Ballari district by the Supreme Court (he has taken up residence in Molakalmuru on the border of Ballari and Chitradurga districts), his influence in the BJP's selection of candidates and decision-making in Ballari came to the fore during the 2018 Assembly elections. The development comes amid the BJP's preparations for the bye-elections in nearby Vijayapura Assembly constituency on December 5. The former Congress rebel and disqualified MLA Anand Singh is said to be preparing for the Vijayanagara constituency bye-elections, where he plans to re-contest on a BJP ticket if the Supreme Court gives interim relief for the disqualified MLAs. Ballari's BJP unit including Somashekara Reddy are opposed to the idea of Anand Singh contesting on a BJP ticket. "There will be no appointment till the bye-elections since the BJP is focused on winning the Vijayanagara Assembly constituency. The district unit of the BJP will work together to achieve this," said a functionary of the BJP in the district.
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