Bengaluru, May 23: In his first press conference after becoming the Chief Minister, HD Kumaraswamy said that the JDS-Congress combine has tied the Ashwamedha horse of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah in Karnataka.

From now onwards, Shah has to give lifeless horse to Modi, he said and asked Modi not to consider them lightly.

“Senior Congress leader Parameshwar is in my team. He is a very adjustable person. We will discuss and take decisions on major programmes in the Coordination Committee. Modi has said that he would solve Mahadayi dispute within three months. But Modi is clever in telling lies as and when he needs. They know how to place lotus on public ears. People have voted BJP believing that Modi would solve Mahadayi dispute. If he has real concerns, he could have solved the problem long back”, he said.

“We will respect all. But the swamijis should stop giving political statements. The statement of Nelson Mandela that poverty is not an accidental and it could be eradicated is the motto of our government. The national leaders of various political parties have attended the swearing in ceremony not because of protecting this government , but to give a strong message to the people of the country that they have the strength to face the BJP. Local Congress leaders will protect this government”, he said.

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Mysuru (Karnataka), Nov 13: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said there was a demand for four per cent reservation for Muslims in government tenders, but no decision has been taken yet on it.

Prominent Muslim leaders, including Karnataka Minister for Municipal Administration and Hajj, Rahim Khan, Congress MLAs and MLCs wrote to the chief minister on August 24 demanding to consider giving four per cent reservation to socially and economically backward Muslims in government contracts. The chief minister wrote on the petition on August 31 that the file should be put up, sources said.

"There was a demand for four per cent reservation, but we have not taken any decision yet," Siddaramaiah told reporters here.

When asked about the BJP raking up this issue, he said, "The BJP wants to communalise everything. Their job is to create a rift between Hindus and Muslims. Did they ever wish peace in society?"

BJP state president B Y Vijayendra termed the purported move unhealthy.

"In a bid to woo the Muslim community, the @INCKarnataka government is going to give reservation in contracts as well, which will damage the health of a harmonious society," he said in a post on ‘X’.

He said it had become inevitable to protest against such stances of the Congress government.

Former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar alleged in his post on social media 'X' saying what seemed like "shameless appeasement politics" to be a "cover for Congress corruption machine".