Independent MLA and Sports and Textile Minister Goolihatti Shekhar threatened to commit suicide if dropped from the Cabinet. Sagar MLA Belur Gopalakrishna, who claims to have the support of over 20 MLAs, threatened that they will resign en masse if he is not made minister. As if that was not enough, Tumkur MLA Sogadu Shivanna has threatened that the entire district unit of members of the municipality will quit if he is not given a Cabinet berth.
For the full report in the New Indian Express, click here
So, if the CM decides to drop Mr Goolihatti Shekhar after all, will it then amount to abetment to suicide? I expect his supporters may argue that way even - perhaps inspired by 'Peepli live'! Why even my criticising him may be construed as abetment to suicide. Some neta's we have!
Muralidhar Rao
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