Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy has slammed the Basavaraj Bommai authorities, claiming his father and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda was not invited for the inaugration of Kempegowda statue. Later, the Bharatiya Janata Occasion denied Kumaraswamy’s fees, saying the JD(S) veteran was invited to the occasion by the chief minister himself
Kumaraswamy claimed that the invitation letter for the occasion was handed over to the guards of his residence within the midnight of November 11, hours earlier than the occasion.
“BJP is doing politics. With out printing his identify on the invitation, how will they name him? They already circulated the playing cards. Chief minister known as him at 9.30pm on Nov 10. At 12.45am, he had despatched a letter by way of somebody who handed it over to guards,” ANI quoted the ex-CM.
Kumaraswamy additionally slammed the ruling BJP authorities for defending their act on this subject. “How will they defend this? If he needed to ask, he ought to’ve despatched some minister together with his identify printed on the official invitation”, he stated.
“With out his identify within the official program, how will they name him and accommodate him on the occasion? Now, they’re defending that they’d invited him”, Kumaraswamy added.
In a tweet, the Karnataka BJP claimed that an invite letter was despatched to Deve Gowda, who was additionally invited by Bommai over a cellphone name.
“Not solely was the primary invitation letter despatched to Mr. Devegowda, the one Kannadiga who was the Prime Minister, Mr. @BSBommai himself known as and invited. JDS has proven its well timed knowledge by mendacity in such issues,” learn a tweet by Karnataka BJP.