Former Minister K.S. Eshwarappa has reiterated that there is no change in his decision to contest as an Independent candidate for Lok Sabha elections from the Shivamogga seat.
Speaking to presspersons in Shivamogga on Saturday, Mr. Eshwarappa said he had been receiving a good response from different parts of the state after he declared his decision to contest as an Independent. “The turnout for yesterday’s meeting was beyond my expectations,” he said.
He said that his fight was to free the party from the clutches of one family. He raised objections to appointing B.Y. Vijayendra as president of the party’s state unit. Basanagouda Yatnal, C.T. Ravi, or he (Eshwarappa) could have been suitable choices for the post, he opined.
