Setting aside his strained relations with the Governor, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today called on H R Bhardwaj and exchanged pleasantries on the occasion of Holi.
Mr. Yeddyurappa told reporters outside Raj Bhavan that he met the Governor to greet him on the occasion of Holi festival.
A majority of MLAs and ministers stayed away from a breakfast meeting called by Yeddyurappa here yesterday to demonstrate his strength, causing embarrassment to him.
On Republic Day this year, in an apparent snub to H R Bhardwaj, Mr. Yeddyurappa and his cabinet colleagues had stayed away from the customary ‘At Home’ hosted by the Governor amid the ongoing bitter political battle between the two.
After the meeting today, Mr. Yeddyurappa said he would leave for New Delhi tomorrow and meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on March 21 to press for constitutional amendment under article 371 for the development of backward ’Hyderabad-Karnataka’ Region, which comprises Bidar, Gulbarga and Raichur districts.
He said he would also meet Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to plead for increasing support price of Areca, to help growers.
Rebels in BJP had planned a trip to Delhi to complain against the style of functioning by Mr. Yeddyurappa, but decided to put off it till election in five States was completed.
