Siddaramaiah taunts JD(S) on its dwindling power

“I constructed the JD(S), however I’m right here (with the Congress) now. When I used to be the JD(S) State president, it had gained 59 Assembly seats. Now, its power has lowered to 18. In the following elections, its tally will get lowered to a mere two or three,” mentioned Chief Minister Siddaramaiah within the Legislative Assembly, on the final day of the Monsoon Session.

Declaring that the Congress would by no means once more have any tie-up with the JD(S), a celebration he had a protracted affiliation with, Mr. Siddaramaiah mentioned: “The JD(S) has turn into a political untouchable after it joined arms with the BJP.”

Replying to a debate within the Assembly on growth, the Chief Minister informed the BJP that folks of the State had by no means blessed it with their mandate even when it shaped the federal government twice within the State. “You resorted to unethical practices like operation kamala (inducing political defections) to come back to energy,” he taunted them.

Mr. Siddaramaiah described his first stint as Chief Minister from 2013 to 2018 because the “golden interval” for the State owing to availability of sufficient funds.

‘November revolution’

Launching a counter-attack, Leader of the Opposition R. Ashok sought to attract the eye of the Chief Minister on the remarks of former Minister and senior Congress chief Okay.N. Rajanna that there will likely be a “revolution by November” within the Congress.

He remarked that the Opposition was eagerly ready to see how the “revolution” would unfold in November.