Being a CM I don't own a house, opposition making false charges: CM Siddaramaiah
Mysuru, Oct 22: Asserting that he only indulged in politics of honesty, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is facing probe into the MUDA 'scam' case, on Tuesday said despite being a CM he doesn't own a house, and accused the opposition parties of making false allegations against him.
He also claimed that the opposition, especially the BJP is unable to stomach that Siddaramaiah, a person belonging to the backward class has become the Chief Minister of the state for a second time.
Siddaramaiah is facing the Lokayukta and ED probes into alleged irregularities in allotment of 14 sites to his wife by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
Siddaramaiah's wife, brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy, Devaraju -- from whom Mallikarjuna Swamy purchased land and gifted it to Parvathi -- and others are named as other accused in the case by Lokayukta.
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"Being a Chief Minister, should I live in a rented house? In someone's house? Tell me. Why I'm telling you this is because you are my owners and masters. You blessed me..." he said.
Speaking at a public meeting in his Assembly constituency of Varuna here, the CM said false allegations are being levelled (against me), as they (opposition) are unable to digest -- Kumaraswamy (JDS leader), Yediyurappa, Vijayendra, Ashoka, Pralhad Joshi (all BJP leaders) are unable to bear (that I'm Chief Minister)."
Claiming that other than the house that is being constructed on Kuvempu road in Mysuru, he doesn't own any other property, the CM said, "it is still not yet completed, it has been three years since we started constructing it, work is slowly on since last three years."
"Being a Chief Minister... see how I'm being blamed, to bring down my charisma. But it is you (people) who give me that charisma, give blessings and give power, and only you can take it back," he added.
Averring that he was doing politics of honesty, Siddaramaiah said he is not only serving the Varuna segment, but the entire state and is working towards the upliftment of the poor without any discrimination of caste, creed or religion.
He said, "opposition is unable to digest that your Siddaramaiah has become the CM for a second time. I belong to a backward class community. BJP doesn't want a backward class person to become Chief Minister, they don't want him to -- walk the talk, work for the poor and implement social justice. Because the BJP is anti social justice and anti poor..."
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Bengaluru resembles Venice, not Singapore, says JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy as rain batters city
Bengaluru, Oct 22: Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday took a dig at the Congress government in Karnataka for its handling of the rain situation, saying Bengaluru resembled Venice and not Singapore, which they had promised to transform it into.
As rains battered the country's IT hub for the third day, the the JD(S) second-in-command told reporters, “They (Congress) had said they would make turn Bengaluru into Singapore, but we are seeing Venice like situation where people move around in boats.”
He claimed that the issue is not just about water-logging in some parts of Bengaluru. For the past three years, people are forced to leave their homes and stay in hotels during rains.
Kumaraswamy alleged that no state minister has made a field visit. Also, no one in the government including Chief Minister Siddramaiah showed the courtesy to speak about the huge crop loss in various parts of Karnataka.
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The opposition BJP too slammed the state government for the potholes in the city.
“People are cursing the Congress government for not handling the potholes. Killer potholes rule in DCM D K Shivakumar’s Brand Bengaluru. Dear Bengaluru Development Minister Shivakumar, first you please solve the problem of Bengaluru,” the BJP Karnataka unit said in a post on ‘X’.
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