It’s time Shetty, VSA are shown the doors

With the chief minister and deputy chief minister floating the news of a probable cabinet reshuffle shortly, the people of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts have begun to question "Why not replace the existing ministers in-charge of DK and Udupi by new faces ?.
Both Nagaraj Shetty and VS Acharya somehow became ministers when the BJP-JD(S) government came into existence. But anyone noticing their style of functioning ever since then, can easily come to the conclusion that both were functioning in such a way that contradicted BJP’s claims of being a ‘party with a difference’ and that their remaining in the cabinet has in no way benefitted the people of the two districts and also the party.
Party workers in the district and leaders of the Sangh Parivar cadres have already drawn a conclusion that if these two remained in power, then the Congress need not put in any special effort to make the BJP bite the dust in the next elections.
If the party leadership in the state neglects this and fails to bring in any change, then it will have to pay a heavy price for it in the near future.
Shetty’s continuing in office as a minister could in no way be justified particularly after the home minister MP Prakash himself hinted at his (Shetty’s)role in the recent Mangalore violence.One cannot outrightly neglect the allegation of some political parties and other organisations that during the recent disturbance the district minister had made the SP dance to his tunes and thus in a way contributed to the anarchy like situation then.
It is indeed a matter of grave concern to note that Shetty as a minister had even tried to demoralise the police machinery, through his attitude and behaviour.
Already, there are several instances to prove that the district minister had misused the district administration and the police machinery to boost his private interests and business. One recent instance is his mafia style action to take control of a trade union in Karwar port.
The reports that appeared in print and electronic media in this regard can in no way be considered lightly and the CM and the BJP leaders must take note that this style of functioning of Shetty has only brought disrepute to the state government.
As far as tjhe Udupi district minister is concerned, his tuglaq durbar has been carried out to such an extent that the party leaders in the district have themselves complained against him with the party high command. Acharya is a minister who came in the way of police investigation into the complaint against his doctor son who had attacked scribes and then instead saw to it that the counter complaint was lodged against the victims themselves. His backing the controversial Nagarjuna project and his acts against the media which was exposing his misdeeds, have already created a new milestone in anti-people politics. Today his main intention has been to flare up against the media wherever he goes.
What can now be said is that this minister duo are acting in no way less than the erstwhile ministers Ramanatha Rai and Vasanth Salian. These ministers have now proved a bane to the BJP and are sure to face backlash from the electorate.
Considering their style of functioning till date, it is better for the BJP-JD(S) coalition government to find an alternative for them before it is too late. If the BJP leadership as well as the CM fail to read the writing on the wall, then they will just have to wait till the next elections to know the price which they have to pay for their folly.

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