Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday accused the state Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of indulging minority appeasement politics while doing "injustice" to Dalits and tribal communities.
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".
"PM should read up on Karnataka's political history. I heard him say that they are not sure for how long our Chief Minister is going to be in power. I think he should really brush up on his general knowledge with respect to Karnataka politics because it was during their tenure that they gave
Surya, who represents the Bangalore South constituency, made the remarks during a protest at Vidhana Soudha, alongside other BJP leaders, over the ongoing Cauvery River water conflict between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Sunday that the Congress high command will decide whether Siddaramaiah will remain the Chief Minister for the entire five-year tenure.
"BJP is trying to suppress the rights of the states where it is not in power, using many institutions like ED which are under the central government to create fear," said Chandru during a media interaction in Davangere.
Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) leader and former chief minister and HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday hit out against the Congress government in Karnataka and said that it does not care about the problems of the common people.
Outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Sunday that BJP'S defeat in the Karnataka assembly election is not a defeat of Prime Minister Modi adding that "Congress leadership has lost in the entire country".
The contest between its two top leaders, Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, for the chief ministerial post has intensified with their supporters on Sunday putting up posters in support of their respective leaders.
Commenting on the Nandini controversy, Karnataka chief minister accused Congress and JD(S) of doing 'politics' over it. " Nandini is a very good brand of our State...Congress and JD(S) doing politics at the time of elections," Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday in Delhi.
Months before the assembly election in Karnataka, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) senior leader and the state's former Chief Minister SM Krishna announced his retirement from active politics on Wednesday.
Reacting to Siddaramaiah's comment, Chief Minister Bommai said that he will take his remark in a positive manner and pointed out that dog is a faithful animal and he is also serving the people of Karnataka faithfully.