Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader CT Ravi on Wednesday slammed the Congress after Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar apologised for singing the RSS anthem in the State Assembly. He said traitors get mercy from the Congress high command, but not patriots.
"I reiterate my earlier statement that I am a born Congressman. No one can question my loyalty to the party and the Gandhi family. If anyone does, they are stupid," Shivakumar said.
"Before joining politics, I had taken the leaf of all political parties and tried to know their internal agendas. I named my theatre after Indira Gandhi when I was a student leader. My commitment to the (Gandhi) family is without a doubt (undeniable)," Shivakumar told ANI.
"BJP is doing Dharma war, doing politics in the name of religion. When we formed the SIT (Special Investigation Team) to probe the (Dharmasthala) matter, they all welcomed it. I appeal to Dharmadhikari of the Dharmasthala temple, Veerendra Heggade, please don't allow this politics to happ
Parameshwara said that the Congress party have a high command, they know what the leaders are doing. He said that if the high command feels that DK Shivakumar's act was wrong, they will seek an answer from him.
"We are neither for them (Dharmasthala) nor against them. We are for justice. We are only saying that we should not do politics in matters of religion. The family of the Dharmasthala victims spoke to the CM and appreciated the formation of the SIT. The investigation is ongoing. The CM and th
This comes after he sang the RSS anthem "Namaste Sada Vatsale Matrubhoome," in the Karnataka Assembly, which has triggered discussion on his joining the BJP.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, on Friday, said that he attended the event at Chinnaswamy Stadium on the request of the Police Commissioner.
Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Friday, the State President remarked that after digging several pits and finding nothing, both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar are now visibly nervous. "The complainant's mask has already fallen off, and now the CM and DyCM are struggling to cover their own
Amid the row over reciting the RSS anthem in the Karnataka Assembly, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday denied the speculations of joining hands with the BJP and RSS.