Siddaramaiah: Where’s the cabinet, BS Yediyurappa?

Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Siddaramaiah on Saturday lambasted Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa over the delay in cabinet expansion and alleged that the administrative machinery has come to a standstill.

Mr Siddaramaiah said Governor, Vajubhai Vala, who sent "letter after letter" to the previous government to prove majority, was not aware of the "plight of the people" under a one-man cabinet in the state where different regions were reeling from drought and floods. "Administrative machinery has come to a standstill. Is this a democracy or dictatorship? " he asked on Twitter.

In the tweet, he said  “Why Yediyurappa who showed haste in taking oath as the chief minister was not showing similar hurry in expanding the cabinet? People of the state are in distress due to drought and floods in different parts,” he said.

The former chief minister pointed out that there are no ministers for revenue, agriculture and rural development departments, which have to deal with drought and floods. "Is the Governor who sent letter after letter (to previous Kumaraswamy-led government) to prove majority, not aware of the plight of the people of the state under one man cabinet with no ministers?" he asked.

Meanwhile, KPCC chief Dinesh Gundurao too questioned the delay in Cabinet expansion and said the administration in the state has not taken off.