Taking a tough stand on the Hogenakkal issue, on which Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are at loggerheads, the new Chief Minister of Karnataka, B.S. Yeddyurappa, on Monday said his Government would spare no efforts to protect the interests of the State. Referring to the issue at his maiden press conference in the national capital after assuming office as Chief Minister, he said, "Interests of the people of Karnataka are very important to me, and every attempt will be made to safeguard the interests of Karnataka.' All-party meet Mr. Yeddyurappa, who was here to attend the national executive committee meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party, said he had already discussed the matter with irrigation and legal experts and would convene a meeting of leaders of all parties in Karnataka on the issue soon after the vote of confidence, which is slated for later this week. Asked whether he would meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi for a discussion on the issue, he said he would meet everyone. There was a need for the Union Government and him and Mr. Karunanidhi to sit across a table and hold discussions. "Protection of land, water resources, borders, language and culture of Karnataka is of utmost importance, and there is no scope for compromise in this regard,' he said. Asked about allegations of corruption against previous governments, he said he would take steps to follow up on the allegations. "Immediately, I will take up the issue. I will give top priority to it. I am not going to tolerate corruption.' Asked whether his Government would follow the Hindutva agenda, he said, "Development, development and development will be my main agenda.' To another question on whether he would follow Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's model in running the Government, he said he would follow the model of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said Mr. Modi and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani too followed "Atalji's model'. A delegation of officials led by a Minister would be sent to Gujarat to study the developmental programmes in Gujarat, he said. Mr. Yeddyurappa pooh-poohed reports of differences between him and his senior party colleague Jagadish Shettar over the latter's non-inclusion in the Council of Ministers. "Wait for a few days. All-India leaders will take a decision,' he said when asked whether Mr. Shettar would be inducted into the Cabinet later. Income-limit hike He said he had resolved to enhance the income limit for below the poverty line status for deriving benefits under various government schemes to Rs. 30,000 a year from the current level of Rs. 11,800 to ensure that more people from the weaker sections were covered. On Bangalore, he said his Government would soon come out with a special agenda for the development of infrastructure in the city. As directed by the Karnataka High Court, the Government would, along with the Centre, renegotiate with Bangalore International Airport Ltd. to retain the HAL Airport. Mr. Yeddyurappa visited Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat in the morning, and paid courtesy calls on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Pratibha Patil, Vice-President Hamid Ansari and the former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. "I am impressed by Mr. Kalam's famed