Yediyurappa slams Siddaramaiah, says he doesnt know 'ABCD' of Savarkar

Slamming senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah over his remarks on Veer Savarkar, Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa said that the former Karnataka Chief Minister does not know "ABCD" of Savarkar. "After becoming Leader of Opposition, Siddaramaiah is talking loose. He spoke about Veer Savarkar. He does not know ABCD about him. He will get to know about him something if he goes to Andaman. There he will get knowledge about what he (Savarkar) had experienced in jail," Yediyurappa said in Hubli as quoted by a news agency.

'People will teach him a lesson'

The Karnataka Chief Minister then went on to say that Siddaramaiah should hold his tongue, or people will teach him a lesson. "Secondly, for a person who had been the Chief Minister, speaking lightly and in singularly about the Speaker does not show him in good light. He should apologize to the people of the state," he said referring to Siddaramaiah's remark that allowing him to speak was “not alms given by the Speaker”.

Yediyurappa added, "And in Assembly also by moving privilege motion, he spoke singularly. It is first of its kind in the history of the nation. At least now he should hold his tongue, people will teach him a lesson." 

Yediyurappa also stated that there no shortage of funds for flood relief works. He further stated that Rs 1,200 crore has been released from the state relief funds for relief work in flood-hit regions.

Siddaramaiah's remarks on Veer Savarkar

On October 18, Siddaramaiah slammed BJP's plan to bestow Bharat Ratna on Veer Savarkar posthumously. Calling Savarkar a 'murderer', he added that he was one of the accused in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Since the charges against him could not be proved due to lack of evidence, he was set free. "The murderer of Mahatma Gandhi is getting Bharat Ratna! Those who conspired to eliminate Gandhiji are getting Bharat Ratna! Should BJP be allowed to gain a foothold in Mangaluru, known as a land of intellectuals," the Congress leader had said. 

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Bharat Ratna to Savarkar: BJP manifesto 

Earlier, in a major poll promise, BJP on October 15, made a pitch for honouring Swatantraveer Savarakar with the Bharat Ratna - the highest civilian honour awarded to Indians, as mentioned in its Maharashtra election manifesto. The saffron party also pushed for Bharat Ratna for educational reformers Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule. BJP released its poll manifesto ahead of the October 21 poll date in the presence of CM Devendra Fadnavis and party working president JP Nadda in Mumbai. The manifesto is titled - 'Sampanna, Samruddha, Samarth Maharashtra.' 

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(With ANI inputs)