Published 09:12 IST, October 25th 2019
Kumaraswamy slams Siddaramaiah, asks who caused damage to K'taka govt
Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday slammed the senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah over the collapse of the 14-month-old coalition govt
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Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday slammed the senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah over the collapse of the 14-month-old coalition government in the state of Karnataka. Furthermore, Kumaraswamy asked him to answer the cause of the government’s collapse. Kumaraswamy's attack came hours after Siddaramaiah said that if Congress wins 15 seats in by-polls, BS Yedyurappa will have to give his resignation and Congress will go for a fresh election without an alliance with the Janata Dal-Secular (JDS).
'Who is responsible for the failure?'
Taking to Twitter, Kumaraswamy asked, "Due to whose mistake did the coalition fail? Who is to be held responsible for the failure? Who caused the damage? Could you please answer honestly."
ಉಪ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ 15ಸ್ಥಾನ ಗೆದ್ದರೆ ಬಿಎಸ್ವೈ ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆ ನೀಡಬೇಕು. ನಂತರ ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಚುನಾವಣೆಗೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಜೆಡಿಎಸ್ ಜತೆ ಸೇರಲ್ಲ. ಅವರ ಜೊತೆ ಸೇರಿ ಅನುಭಿವಿಸಿದ್ದು ಸಾಕು ಎಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ. ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯನವರೇ ಯಾರ ಸಹವಾಸದಿಂದ ಯಾರು ಕೆಟ್ಟರು? ಯಾರು ಯಾರಿಗೆ ಕೇಡು ಬಗೆದರು? ಎಂದು ಆತ್ಮವಂಚನೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೇ ಹೇಳುವಿರಾ?
— H D Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) October 24, 2019
ನಮ್ಮ ಸಹವಾಸ ಮಾಡಿ ಎಂದು ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯನವರನ್ನು ಬೇಡಿದ್ದು ಯಾರು. ಅವರ ಮನೆ ಬಾಗಿಲಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿದ್ದು ಯಾರು? ಸಹಕಾರ(?) ಕೊಟ್ಟವರು ಯಾರು? ಪಕೃತಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂತು ಕತ್ತಿ ಮಸೆದಿದ್ದು ಯಾರು? ದಿನಕ್ಕೊಬ್ಬರ ಮೂಲಕ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಟೀಕಿಸಿದ್ದು ಯಾರು?
— H D Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) October 24, 2019
Criticising the Congress leader, Kumaraswamy in a series of tweets asked, "In which way did you cooperate with us in the Lok Sabha elections? "Who" in the hearts of disqualified MLAs? Please give an honest answer to this "who" question? I am thankful to you for your cooperation and support. I will never forget that in my lifetime. Mr. Siddarmaiah, we do not want your relationship."
ಲೋಕಸಭೆ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೀವು ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಸಹಕಾರ ಎಂಥದ್ದು? ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಬೀಳಿಸಿದ ಶಾಸಕರ ಎದೆ ಬಗೆದರೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿದ್ದವರು ಯಾರು? ಈ "ಯಾರು''ಎಂಬ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗೆ ನೀವು ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ಉತ್ತರಿಸುವಿರಾ? ನೀವು ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಸಹಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ, ಬೆಂಬಲಕ್ಕೆ ನಾನು ಋಣಿ. ಈ ಜನ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಮರೆಯಲಾರೆ.
— H D Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) October 24, 2019
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸಹವಾಸ ನಮಗೂ ಬೇಡ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯನವರೇ...
'Who came knocking on our door?'
"Who asked Siddaramaiah to join hands with us? Who came knocking on our doorstep? Who helped out? Who kept criticizing me every day? Who targeted me?" Kumaraswamy questioned Siddarmaiah, who has been his former alliance partner.
After the hung assembly election in Karnataka in May 2018, Congress and JDS had formed an alliance that ended in 2019 due to differences between the JDS and Congress. Kumaraswamy, then Chief Minister of Karnataka went on to blame the Congress for intervening in matters of governance, affecting the functioning of the government.
By-polls for the 15 assembly seats in Karnataka are scheduled to be held on December 5. Earlier, the by-polls in Karnataka were scheduled to be held on October 21 in 15 constituencies that were vacated by rebel MLAs of Congress and JDS. The election date was later shifted to December 5 by the Election Commission (EC). Fifteen Assembly constituencies namely Athani, Kagwad, Gokak, Yellapur, Hirekerur, Ranibennur, Vijayanagara, Chikkaballapur, K R Pura, Yeshvanthapura, Mahalakshmi, Shivajinagar, Hosakote, Krishnarajpet, and Hunsur will go to polls on the date set by the EC.
(With ANI inputs)
06:31 IST, October 25th 2019