Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah got here underneath assault from the Opposition BJP and JD(S) on Sunday for his anti-war remarks made within the context of the Pahalgam terrorist assault.
Responding to media queries on whether or not a struggle with Pakistan was inevitable within the wake of Tuesday’s assault that claimed 26 lives, Siddaramaiah replied within the damaging. “It’s not essential to wage struggle with Pakistan. The (central) authorities ought to take measures to beef up safety in Kashmir. We’re not in favour of struggle. To make sure peace in Kashmir, safety must be beefed up,” he stated in Mysuru on Saturday.
He had additionally attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not collaborating within the all-party assembly convened to debate the terrorist assault. “The PM ought to have been current because it was an necessary assembly. However it seems that the election marketing campaign in Bihar is extra necessary than the assembly for the PM. He’s fooling individuals,” Siddaramaiah stated.
As these remarks discovered traction in some Pakistani media shops, Union minister Pralhad Joshi lashed out on the Congress chief minister. “The complete world is providing condolences to India. Most nations need India to show the terrorists a lesson. In the meantime, CM Siddaramaiah’s remarks asking to not punish the culprits however to strengthen our safety is condemnable,” he stated.
ಇಡೀ ವಿಶ್ವವೇ ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಂತ್ವನ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕರಿಗೆ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಅರ್ಥವಾಗುವ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಪಾಠ ಕಲಿಸಲು ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಬಹುತೇಕ ದೇಶಗಳು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಈ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿರುವವರನ್ನು ಶಿಕ್ಷಿಸುವುದು ಬೇಡ ನಮ್ಮ ಭದ್ರತೆಯನ್ನು ಬಲಪಡಿಸಿ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುವ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯನವರ ಮಾತು ಖಂಡನೀಯ.
ಪಹಲ್ಗಾಮ್… pic.twitter.com/8MmqgrGxzx— Pralhad Joshi (@JoshiPralhad) April 26, 2025
Chief of the Opposition R Ashoka known as the chief minister “Pakistan Ratna”. Claiming that Siddaramaiah had turn out to be “world well-known in Pakistan on account of his infantile feedback”, the BJP chief stated it may not be shocking if the neighbouring nation’s highest civilian award was conferred on him.
“ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನ ರತ್ನ” ಸಿಎಂ @siddaramaiah ನವರೇ,
ತಮ್ಮ ಬಾಲಿಶ, ಅಸಂಬದ್ಧ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳಿಂದ ಈಗ ರಾತ್ರೋರಾತ್ರಿ ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ಲ್ಡ್ ಫೇಮಸ್ ಆಗಿಬಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದೀರಿ. ತಮಗೆ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು. ಮುಂದೆಂದಾದರೂ ತಾವು ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟರೆ ತಮಗೆ ರಾಜಾತಿಥ್ಯ ಗ್ಯಾರೆಂಟಿ. ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನದ ಪರ ವಕಾಲತ್ತು ವಹಿಸಿದ ಮಹಾನ್ ಶಾಂತಿದೂತ ಎಂದು… pic.twitter.com/OjcCkrEMtb
— R. Ashoka (@RAshokaBJP) April 27, 2025
“When the nation is going through a really delicate scenario, with the specter of struggle looming over the border, you might be performing like a puppet of an enemy nation. Folks such as you in public life are the most important tragedy of our nation,” he stated in a publish on X.
The JD(S) additionally attacked Siddaramaiah by sharing a video of a TV channel in Pakistan highlighting Siddaramaiah’s remarks. “Your love for Pakistan is being celebrated even within the Pakistani media,” it stated, alleging that the Congress authorities’s appeasement politics has prompted it to talk in opposition to India.
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