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New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday issues show cause notice to five Karnataka party leaders on complaints of actionalism and indiscipline in its Karnataka unit.
Official sources said that the leaders including Katta Subramanya Naidu, MP Renukacharya, BP Harish, Shivaram Hebbar and ST Somshekhar – have been issued show cause notice for making “unwarranted comments” on the party’s internal affairs in public forums.
The notices have been issued by Om Pathak, member secretary, BJP’s central disciplinary committee.
The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has seen factionalism, with a rebel faction conveying its opposition to state president BY Vijayendra and seeking his removal.
Supporters of Vijayendra have also been making statements against Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and other dissident leaders and seeking action against them. Some of their statements have been seen to be critical of the party leadership.
Katta Subramanya Naidu, MP Renukacharya, BP Harish are seen to be close to Vijayendra. While Subramanya Naidu and Renukacharya are former ministers, Harish is an MLA.
Sources said that the party leadership had been contemplating action against Shivaram Hebbar and ST Somshekhar for their “anti-party” remarks. Vijayendra had earlier said that the party would act against the two MLAs for “unwarranted comments”. The two MLAs are seen to be close to top Congress leaders in the state.
