Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former PM, HD Deve Gowda, along with Janata Dal (Secular) Karnataka chief, HD Kumaraswamy, and MLA HD Revanna, today here in national capital.
JD(S) leader and Karnataka's former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy come with a shocking claim that a prominent Congress minister along with 50-60 MLAs is considering joining the BJP to escape the legal troubles initiated by the Central agencies.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday alleged that the BJP which was in power for four years in the state could not fix the potholes in the roads of Bengaluru.
JD(S) leader and Karnataka former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of indulging in Muslim appeasement and said that Congress had "misused" secularism for political expediency.
In a tit-for-tat move, S Manohar, General Secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), lodged a complaint against JD(S) leaders HD Kumaraswamy and Ramesh Gowda with Bengaluru's police commissioner on Thursday, alleging threats and derogatory remarks.
Reacting to JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy's allegation that he screened adult films in makeshift tents in the past, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Tuesday that the JDS leader has become a laughing stock with his "baseless allegations".
The posters appeared after an FIR was registered against JD(S) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on charges of electricity theft since he had connected the Diwali lights of his residence from an electricity pole.
The FIR was registered based on the complaint filed by Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) officials at BESCOM Vigilance Jayanagar Police Station.
"In Karnataka, before the election, they (Congress) announced five guarantee schemes and they wanted to expand all these schemes across the country to get the vote of the people. These five guarantees have failed in Karnataka," Kumaraswamy said.
Consulate General of Israel in South India, Tammy Ben-Haim met former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday and stressed on developing the ties between Israel and Karnataka.