Kumar, in his reply to the October 6 showcause notice issued by state unit General Secretary Raghunathrao Malkapure, has stated "the party is initiating disciplinary action against me just because I am a supporter of Yeddyurappa. Is the party trying to send a message that nobody should protest against injustice. Is this the ideology of BJP?"
He wanted to know, going by the yardstick applied to Yeddyurappa, who was forced to quit in the face of allegations of corruption,"why same action was not initiated against Anantkumar after he faced allegations in HUDCO scam and his name linked to corporate lobbyist Nira Raadia?"
Kumar also questioned why the party did not act against state unit President K S Eswarappa for his statements that caused "a dent" to the image of the party and also against RSS leader Santosh, who faced several allegations.
Releasing copies of his reply to the press, he defended his action saying, "since the party leaked the showcause notice to the press much before it reached me, I am also following the same method".
BJP slapped the notice on Kumar in the wake of his outbursts against the Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar over handling of the Cauvery issue.
