Throughout an occasion to mark the start anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday took pot photographs at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his household and stated that there was no want to speak about “pretend Gandhis” on the event.
““Why are you speaking about Nakli (pretend) Gandhis on Gandhi Jayanti. There isn’t any want to speak about Nakli Gandhis on Gandhi Jayanti?” Bommai stated.He was replying to a question on Rahul Gandhi’s cost that there was rampant corruption in Karnataka beneath the BJP rule.
Unleashing a tirade towards the Congress, the principal opposition celebration in Karnataka, Bommai stated that your entire celebration was out on bail however now speaks about alleged corruption by the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP).
“Your complete celebration is out on bail. The earlier president (of the All India Congress Committee), Sonia Gandhi, their state president (DK Shivakumar…your entire celebration is a bail celebration who’ve corruption allegations towards them,” he stated.
He added that the” Congress handled Karnataka as its ATM and are unhappy that this isn’t the case anymore”.
“Earlier Karnataka was their ATM and so they could also be unhappy about it..as it isn’t the case anymore. There isn’t any 40% or another share…everybody is aware of about this. It is a sinister marketing campaign and I’ve repeatedly stated that if anybody can share any incident (on corruption) wherever, we are going to probe it,” he stated.
The statements come even because the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra has been canvassing the poll-bound Karnataka, in a hope to mobilise assist for the celebration within the upcoming meeting elections during which the Congress is attempting to return to energy.
With elections inching nearer, the 2 nationwide events within the state try to outdo one another in varied campaigns, together with on corruption, blaming one another for communalism and cruel assaults to assist enhance its personal possibilities of getting again to energy.
Reacting to Bommai’s statements Siddaramaiah, the previous chief minister and chief of the opposition, on Sunday shot again saying that the Congress “didn’t must be taught classes from the BJP”.
“Ought to we take heed to all this… from the individuals who killed (Mahatma) Gandhi… Who killed Gandhi? Nathuram Godse… Who’s glorifying him? Ought to we be taught from these individuals? That is how unlucky issues are,” Siddaramaiah stated.
Whereas reacting to the bail expenses, Siddaramaiah slammed Bommai, stating that there have been “a number of ministers throughout the authorities who had been accused of corruption”.
“Aren’t they out on bail? The BJP? The six ministers who took out anticipatory bail, who’re they? Did they get bail with none accusations? They had been scared that their sleazy acts could be proven on TV and therefore introduced the keep. Isn’t BS Yediyurappa, V Somanna out on bail? Did R Ashok not get a keep,” he questioned.
Siddaramaiah additionally stated that the previous nationwide president of the BJP and incumbent Union dwelling minister, Amit Shah, was additionally in jail.
“What is going to they are saying to us? Have they no disgrace,” Siddaramaiah stated.