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Janata Dal (Secular) person and Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy has clarified that erstwhile Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda ne'er asked their confederation partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party, for summons to contention the Rajya Sabha elections.
Fielding queries during an enactment astatine Thaggahalli colony successful Srirangapatna, Mr. Kumaraswamy said the Congress leaders were making unnecessary statements regarding the Rajya Sabha summons contented and displaying unwarranted sympathy towards Mr. Deve Gowda.
“Did Mr. Deve Gowda inquire for it (Rajya Sabha seat)?” helium asked, portion pointing retired that the BJP had 60 MLAs and the JD(S) is not acrophobic astir it.
Mr. Kumaraswamy, however, slammed the Congress for attempting to make a disagreement betwixt the confederation partners by its “sudden sympathy” for the erstwhile Prime Minister.
Referring to observations successful definite quarters that Mr. Deve Gowda could person raised a dependable for Karnataka if helium were sent to the Rajya Sabha, Mr. Kumaraswamy said helium does not request to beryllium successful powerfulness to rise his voice. “His dependable volition beryllium heard adjacent if helium is not successful power,” helium remarked.
“Mr. Deve Gowda is simply a fighter. He has ne'er craved power. When his self-respect was hurt, helium adjacent gave up the station of Prime Minister. Does the Congress not cognize this?” helium asked.
Mr. Kumaraswamy besides sought to clarify that Mr. Deve Gowda had not entered the Rajya Sabha during the erstwhile elections due to the fact that of the Congress’s support.
“No enactment past had capable spot to tract and elite its ain campaigner against him. Our enactment had the required numbers, and that is however Mr. Deve Gowda was elected to the Rajya Sabha,” helium said.
Reacting to reflection successful definite quarters astir the nonaccomplishment of a spot for a Vokkaliga, Mr. Kumaraswamy remarked: “What is the request for a Rajya Sabha spot erstwhile Karnataka has a Vokkaliga Chief Minister? Let america hold for 2 months and spot what happens”.
‘Crocodile tears’
Meanwhile, launching a counter-attack astatine the Congress for terming Mr. Deve Gowda not getting to contention the Rajya Sabha polls arsenic the BJP heaping humiliation connected the nonagenarian leader, BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra asked the Congress to desist from “shedding crocodile tears” implicit Mr. Gowda.
He besides accused the Congress of trying to thrust a wedge betwixt the BJP and JD(S).
“It is the Congress that haunted Mr. Deve Gowda passim his governmental vocation and tried to disagreement his party. It is truly a gag that aft each these, the Congress leaders are showing artificial interest towards Mr. Deve Gowda,” helium said.
