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“BJP leaders signifier authorities of lies and treble standards. We should each beryllium wary of them,’’ Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said astatine Bevinmatti colony successful Bagalkot territory connected Friday (April 3). He was addressing a run rally for Congress campaigner Umesh Meti.
“BJP leaders are not radical of integrity oregon credibility. There is not a shred of information successful what they say. They should not beryllium believed astatine immoderate cost. They neither person the willingness nor the capableness to fulfil the assurances they marque to the people, and cannot tolerate it erstwhile different parties bash it. They are needlessly criticising the Congress implicit meaningless issues,” helium alleged.
Claiming that BJP leaders person nary constructive docket and that their authorities is astir dividing nine connected the ground of caste and religion, helium said, “BJP leaders are making mendacious allegations against us, lone due to the fact that they are acrophobic of being defeated successful Bagalkot and Davangere South.”
Mr. Siddaramaiah said that nether the Congress leadership, Karnataka had emerged arsenic the State with the highest per capita income successful the country. “However, the incorrect policies of the BJP-led NDA authorities astatine the Centre has accrued inequality of wealthiness crossed the country,’’ helium said.
“Karnataka stands 2nd successful the state successful presumption of taxation collection. The radical of the State are blessed with our governance. We volition signifier the authorities successful 2028. The BJP is incapable to digest this. It is hopeless and is resorting to unfair tricks,’’ helium said.
He chided the BJP for roping successful Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for the BJP run successful Bagalkot. “They person to spell backmost to a person expelled for indiscipline. On the 1 hand, they accidental expulsion, but connected the other, they petition him to travel and campaign. This shows the deplorable information of the party. They person nary conception of discipline,’’ helium said.
Later, helium told reporters the allegations made by BJP leaders and Mr. Yatnal that the Congress is practising number appeasement are mendacious and baseless. “Our authorities works connected the ground of adjacent opportunities for all. The Budget is besides based connected the aforesaid principle. All communities person got enactment proportionate to their population. Minorities signifier 14% of the population. Are they not citizens of this country? They are entitled to the stock of payment and improvement funds. Opposing specified things amounts to practising hatred code and pursuing a communal docket and is truthful against the tone of the Constitution,’’ helium said.
Responding to a remark by Union Minister V. Somanna that Mr. Siddaramaiah would suffer his seat aft a period and a half, the Chief Minister said, “Mr. Somanna is not our party’s precocious bid to speech astir the presumption of Chief Ministers. He does not person that authority. He is going astir making specified statements arsenic helium has nary existent enactment successful the Union government. No files travel to him. He is simply a Minister without a job. He is not campaigning overmuch due to the fact that of the fearfulness of losing, not due to the fact that helium is busy.”
