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Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar responded to BJP person B.Y. Vijayendra's accusation, calling him the ‘father of corruption’, saying the claims request proof, and that clip volition reply the questions raised. "We volition respond to Vijayendra astatine a suitable time. He has said that we are the ATM for the precocious command, but helium has to beryllium it. On what ground has helium made this allegation? Time volition reply his questions,” Mr. Shivakumar told reporters astatine the Circuit House successful Belagavi connected December 19.
Addressing questions astir a meal gathering hosted by PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi for legislators, Mr. Shivakumar said determination was thing incorrect with specified gatherings. "Can anyone accidental nary to a meal meeting? There is thing incorrect successful meal meetings. We person each travel from outside," helium added.
When it was pointed retired that determination were lone 4-5 MLAs astatine the meal meeting, helium said, "Why are you asking this question to me? I person thing to bash with it."
Mr. Shivakumar dismissed speculation astir the quality of a meal gathering that helium attended the erstwhile night.
He said, "There was nary meal meeting, oregon anything. I had gone for meal with my erstwhile DCC president to wage respect. They contributed a batch to Karnataka...Belagavi. So, to honour them, I went on with my friends. There is nary different politics."
The BJP mounted an all-out onslaught connected the Siddaramaiah authorities successful Karnataka, terming the incumbent authorities arsenic the astir unpopular.
BJP MLA and Karnataka Assembly Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka said, "As compared to Siddaramaiah of 2013, Siddaramaiah of 2025 is the worst. This word is the worst successful the past of Karnataka. Totally unpopular."
BJP MLC Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, Leader of Opposition successful the Council, alleged that successful the tussle betwixt CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar implicit the apical post, the State's interests person been ignored.
(ANI)
