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Taking a excavation astatine Union Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy implicit his disapproval of the Bidadi township project, Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar said criticising the Congress authorities is indispensable for JD(S) leader’s governmental survival.
Speaking to reporters successful Bengaluru connected May 15, Mr. Shivakumar said, “If Mr. Kumaraswamy does not criticise us, helium cannot past politically. We are carrying guardant the precise task that helium had initiated. I volition hole a day and clip to conscionable the farmers.”
Responding to questions connected Mr. Kumaraswamy’s disapproval of the Bidadi township project, helium said, “Farmers whitethorn deed maine a mates of times — truthful what? They whitethorn teardrop my clothes, propulsion stones, oregon rise slogans against me. Should I beryllium acrophobic of each that? What matters is their future, their children’s future, and the aboriginal worth of their properties. Maybe not today, but 20 years from now, the radical of Bidadi and southbound Bengaluru volition retrieve me.”
Mr. Shivakumar questioned Mr. Kumaraswamy for not de-notifying the onshore during his tenure (as main minister).
“Couldn’t Kumaraswamy himself person de-notified the onshore for this project? Why didn’t he? I americium not acceptable to de-notify it. He knows precise good what happened aft onshore was de-notified. Former main curate B. S. Yediyurappa excessively knows, and truthful bash I,” helium said.
‘Price emergence is Modi’s contribution’
Responding to the hike successful substance prices, Mr. Shivakumar said, “Price emergence is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s contribution. He has not maintained bully relations with different nations.”
He alleged that Mr. Modi had failed to grip the planetary situation successful West Asia properly.
“That is wherefore helium is present asking radical to prevention energy and debar utilizing petrol. How tin radical pb their regular lives without fuel? Many whitethorn trim the fig of vehicles successful their convoy — that is possible. But however tin mean radical halt travelling? People request to question to gain a living,” helium said.
On appeals to debar buying golden for a year, Mr. Shivakumar questioned the practicality of specified suggestions.
“Married women request a mangalsutra. In specified circumstances, however tin radical beryllium asked not to bargain gold?”
Kerala authorities formation
He congratulated V. D. Satheesan for being designated arsenic main curate of Kerala.
“The enactment precocious bid has fixed Mr. Satheesan this opportunity. I sincerely privation him well. I convey each the confederation parties. We volition enactment successful accordance with the aspirations of the people,” helium said.
On Special Intensive Revision
Asked astir the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being undertaken successful Karnataka, Mr. Shivakumar said, “Party leaders person been informed. All parties are engaged successful this work. BJP, Janata Dal — everyone is moving to support their votes.”
