Bangalore:
JD(S) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy ended his fast at the Freedom Park in Bangalore. He was offered a glass of fruit juice by Jnanapeetha Awardee U R Ananthamurthy after he urged him to withdrew the fast, which the JD(S) leader accepted and ended his stir.
"Personally, I am in favour of continuing with the fast. But my party leaders, partymen and leading personalities have been mounting pressure on me to give up the fast. I am obliging all of them and respecting their sentiments," Mr Kumaraswamy said.
A team of doctors from Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, who conducted a medical check up on Kumaraswamy cautioned him against continuing the fast as his blood pressure and sugar levels fluctuated.
Kumaraswamy is a diabetic and had heart surgery a few years ago.
Earlier, a three-member ministers team comprising Home Minister R Ashoka, Labour Minister B N Bacchegowda and Housing Minister V Somanna called on Kumaraswamy and handed over a letter to him from Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, requesting him to call off the fast. His party, the JD(S), had also urged Kumaraswamy to end his hunger strike.
Kumaraswamy was on fast demanding a CBI inquiry into ruling BJP's allegation that he and his family had amassed illegal wealth of Rs 1,500 crore - the BJP had released a booklet on the alleged assets of the family members of former Prime Minister Devegowda, including his son Kumaraswamy, two weeks ago.
Yeddyurappa had deputed the three-member ministerial team for talks on his demand, but ruled out conceding the demand for CBI probe. Sources close to Kumaraswamy said that Yeddyurappa in his letter has reiterated BJP's opposition to a CBI probe as the party has no faith in the investigating agency.
Yeddyurappa also said he was ready for talks with Kumaraswamy, with whom he had shared power in 2006 under a coalition arrangement, to find a solution and requested him to call off the fast in the interest of his health condition.
Ashoka later told reporters that Mr Kumarawamy has been told that some of the allegations levelled against him have been before some court and Lokayukta probe and it was better to await their verdict.
Ashoka said that in his letter, Yeddyurappa has informed Kumaraswamy that BJP would take a decision at an appropriate time on the booklet.
"Personally, I am in favour of continuing with the fast. But my party leaders, partymen and leading personalities have been mounting pressure on me to give up the fast. I am obliging all of them and respecting their sentiments," Mr Kumaraswamy said.
A team of doctors from Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, who conducted a medical check up on Kumaraswamy cautioned him against continuing the fast as his blood pressure and sugar levels fluctuated.
Kumaraswamy is a diabetic and had heart surgery a few years ago.
Earlier, a three-member ministers team comprising Home Minister R Ashoka, Labour Minister B N Bacchegowda and Housing Minister V Somanna called on Kumaraswamy and handed over a letter to him from Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, requesting him to call off the fast. His party, the JD(S), had also urged Kumaraswamy to end his hunger strike.
Kumaraswamy was on fast demanding a CBI inquiry into ruling BJP's allegation that he and his family had amassed illegal wealth of Rs 1,500 crore - the BJP had released a booklet on the alleged assets of the family members of former Prime Minister Devegowda, including his son Kumaraswamy, two weeks ago.
Yeddyurappa had deputed the three-member ministerial team for talks on his demand, but ruled out conceding the demand for CBI probe. Sources close to Kumaraswamy said that Yeddyurappa in his letter has reiterated BJP's opposition to a CBI probe as the party has no faith in the investigating agency.
Yeddyurappa also said he was ready for talks with Kumaraswamy, with whom he had shared power in 2006 under a coalition arrangement, to find a solution and requested him to call off the fast in the interest of his health condition.
Ashoka later told reporters that Mr Kumarawamy has been told that some of the allegations levelled against him have been before some court and Lokayukta probe and it was better to await their verdict.
Ashoka said that in his letter, Yeddyurappa has informed Kumaraswamy that BJP would take a decision at an appropriate time on the booklet.
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