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JD(S)-Congress faultline surfaces again as Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy threatens to quit

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H.D. Kumaraswamy’s threat comes a day after a ruling Congress MLA demanded their leader Siddaramaiah be made the chief minister again.

Bengaluru: The acrimony between the Congress and the JDS in Karnataka reached a new high with Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Monday threatening to step down, saying he never “craved” for power.

His comments a day after a ruling Congress MLA demanded that Siddaramaiah be made the chief minister again.

At an event in the city on Sunday, ST Somashekhar had claimed that development works had come to a grinding halt here and other parts of the state.

Strongly reacting to the comments, Kumaraswamy said, “If my way of functioning is not acceptable, I am ready to resign. I don’t crave for position.

“Our government has taken up projects worth Rs one lakh crore including suburban train, elevated corridor and peripheral ring road,” the chief minister told reporters after dedicating six-coach metro rail on ‘Green Line’ at the Mantri Square Metro Station.

A red-faced Karnataka Congress president Dinesh Gundu Rao, who too was present there, said such statements by the Congress MLAs were not acceptable and a showcause notice would be issued to them.

“Today Rs 8,000 crore worth work is happening. I condemn such public statements and will issue a showcause notice to them,” Rao told reporters.

“Morning I saw S T Somashekhar’s statement. It breaches the disciplinary line. The coalition government has done lots of development work in Bengaluru.”

The works sanctioned by the previous Siddaramaiah government were also being taken up, he said.

Noting that Somashekhar was chairperson of the Bengaluru Development Authority, he said, “His public statement is inappropriate. I condemn it and I will issue a show-cause notice to him.”

“If there are any shortcomings in our government, they should discuss straightaway with chief minister or Deputy chief minister G Parameshwara, who is in charge minister of Bengaluru… We cannot tolerate indiscipline,” he said.

AICC general secretary and Karnataka in charge K V Venugopal said in a tweet, “Instructed Karnataka PCC to send a showcause notice to Somashekhar MLA seeking clarification on his controversial remarks.

“If the explanation is not satisfactory, party will take strong disciplinary action.@INCIndia will not tolerate any such indiscipline statements and actions,” he said.

Somashekhar had Sunday said, “The coalition government is in power for the past seven months but not a single work has taken place. It is Siddaramaiah who set up the Kempegowda Development Authority after the founder of Bengaluru city.”

Rubbishing the MLA’s demand, Siddaramaiah said the coalition government is for five years and there was no question of him becoming Chief Minister.

“There is no question of my becoming chief minister again. This government is for five years,” Siddaramaiah said.

Taking a potshot at the chief minister, BJP spokesperson Tejaswini Gowda said, “Kumaraswamy must practice what he says.He must step down.” -PTI


Also read: BJP will be reduced to single digits in Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka: State Congress chief


 

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2 COMMENTS

  1. Prof PK Sharma, Freelance Journalist, Barnala(Punjab)
    It is something quite normal these days !

    Karnataka Chief Minister Mr.HD Kumaraswamy should concentrate on performance and public welfare !
    Instead of bothering about trifles and futile utterances, he must go ahead with his plans, programmes and
    policies with the solo aim of translating those into actuality !

    The CM should instead show magnanimity and largeheartedness ignoring negative reactions ! Moreover,
    Mr.Siddaramaiah and Mr.Dinesh Gundo Rao Karnataka Congress Chief too have set the record straight.

    Prof PK Sharma, Freelance Journalist
    Pom Anm Nest,Barnala(Punjab)

  2. Dissidence in the states is an old problem. Generations of Gandhis have dealt with it, as their own power in Delhi waxed and waned. Shri Siddaramaiah should be cautioned, lest he cause immense harm.

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