HDK camps in Yeddyurappa’s bastion, makes final pitch for Madhu Bangarappa

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October 29, 2018

Shivamogga/Bengaluru, Oct 29: Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy kicked off a three-day campaign on Sunday in BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa’s turf Shivamogga, to propel the prospects of party candidate Madhu Bangarappa.

The CM will also campaign for Congress candidate V S Ugrappa in Ballari on October 31, party sources said. The JD(S) and Congress are facing bypolls together but the CM had so far only campaigned for JD(S) candidates in Mandya and Ramanagara. In Shivamogga, the Congress is supporting JD(S) candidate Madhu Bangarappa, who is pitted against Yeddyurappa’s son B Y Raghavendra.

After landing in Shivamogga on Sunday afternoon, Kumaraswamy told reporters that his statement on his health had been misinterpreted by the media. “I didn’t say I will not live long. I meant I was lucky to live after the Israel trip (where he suffered a second heart attack). I got a second life to serve the people.”

Addressing a rally at Shiralkoppa town, Kumaraswamy said he is the chief minister of farmers and committed to their welfare. “The BJP is making a lot of strategies to destabilise the government. They are luring Congress and JD(S) legislators with money and power. But it will not work.”

In a tweet, former chief minister Siddaramaiah also hit out at the BJP for predicting that the JD(S)-Congress government would fall, and warned it against indulging in Operation Lotus again, saying the saffron party was already in a state of “coma” due to its past deeds. Siddaramaiah’s tweet came in response to repeated comments by Yeddyurappa and other BJP leaders expressing doubts about the continuance of the coalition government.

Hitting back at BJP leader K S Eshwarappa, who released an open letter appealing to Kumaraswamy not to speak about his health to gain sympathy and cover up his bloopers, Kumaraswamy said that Eshwarappa should give his free advice to Yeddyurappa on how to behave in the assembly.

In the letter, Eshwarappa also said that coalition leaders should respect women, quoting recent statements by the Jarkiholi brothers against Laxmi Hebbalkar, and former CM Siddaramaiah’s statement against BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje.

Kumaraswamy will camp in Shivamogga till Wednesday and address eight rallies and a press conference.

JD(S) supremo Deve Gowda campaigned for Anita Kumaraswamy, JD(S) candidate in Ramanagara, and appealed to JD(S) and Congress workers to work together to ensure the defeat of the BJP. Congress leader and Bengaluru Rural MP D K Suresh accompanied him. Gowda will also campaign for Congress candidate V S Ugrappa in Ballari on Monday.

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JD(S) leader G T Devegowda backs CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA row, taunts HDK

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October 4,2024

Mysuru: Chairman of JD(S) core committee and Chamundeshwari constituency MLA G T Devegowda on Thursday expressed his solidarity with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saying the latter need not resign, while lambasting leaders of his own party and alliance partner BJP, including Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

In his speech during Mysuru Dasara inauguration he said that if persons against whom FIR is registered have to resign, many leaders from all the three parties, including Opposition Leader R Ashoka, will have to resign.

“All are sitting in glass houses... Since I know Siddaramaiah well, I am talking about him. At a time when mines and real estate are ruling politics, Siddaramaiah has survived in politics. He has never done any favour,” Devegowda said.

He added, “Allegations against Siddaramaiah are unexpected and accidental. If the Governor and Chief Justice order an investigation, it does not mean that he should resign."

He continued, asking, "Have they told Siddaramaiah to resign or have they asked to imprison him? When a person becomes a Central minister, he or she should realise their dignity and responsibility. Instead of recognising the good work done by Siddaramaiah, they ask him to resign. Will Kumarswamy (facing an FIR) resign? Should Siddaramaiah, who has become CM with a support of 135 MLAs, resign?"

"Opposition leaders are not remembering the good work of earlier CMs Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Veerendra Patil, Ramakrishna Hegde, H D Deve Gowda or S M Krishna. Karnataka is a model state. It is a bad trend to topple an elected government which is doing good work,” he further said.

Devegowda added, “Siddaramaiah is Goddess Chamundeshwari’s ‘Varaputra’ and hence has her blessings during tough times. He won the election in Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency, when the BJP-JD(S) government was in power in 2006. With the blessings of the Goddess, he has held varied positions right from becoming an MLA for the first time in 1983. He presented 15 budgets and has become CM for a second time. He took H C Mahadevappa, a Dalit leader to the state level. Siddaramaiah has the support of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar as ‘Jodeththu’. Blessings of the beneficiaries of guarantee schemes are with him (Siddaramaiah).”

Siddaramaiah said, “Devegowda was a MUDA member. He knows the truth. Hence, he is saying this. His words have filled strength in me. ‘Satyameva Jayate’, Truth will always triumph.”

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