Heavy showers, no drought in Karnataka during Congress rule, as BJP ‘predicted’: CM Siddaramaiah
Haveri: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in reference to a BJP troll prediction that the state would face a severe drought if the Congress came to power, pointed out that the state was witnessing intense showers during the Congress reign this year.
Speaking to the media in Haveri on Tuesday, Siddaramaiah, when asked about the BJP warning about the problems the state would experience if it elected the Congress, asked the reporter, “Is it not raining now? I do not have faith in such random statements nor prediction on the lines of blind belief.”
He reminded the reporters at the press meet that the houses of more than one lakh families had been destroyed in the floods when the BJP was in power. “A flood or a drought is one of the natural outcomes of a change in weather, as we are witnessing this year too. The pre-monsoon shower for Karnataka was delayed by a month this year, with the state receiving the rain in July this year, instead of June,” Siddaramaiah said, adding that such weather changes were being witnessed across the world.
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“Mistake owing to communication gap,” MLA Yatnal clarifies over alleged derogatory speech on Prophet
Vijayapura: Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal has denied making any derogatory statement about Prophet Muhammad, clarifying that there was a misstatement during his speech at a Ram Navami event in Hubballi. "I did not speak about Prophet Muhammad. I meant to refer to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, but there was a mistake in the speed of speech," he said addressing reporters on Monday.
He alleged that members of the Congress, frustrated by their hooliganism and failure to collect their hafta (extortion) in Vijayapura are using the Prophet as an excuse to speak against me. “There is no culture of denigrating another religion in Hinduism. Our gurus and elders have not taught us that,” he said.
Responding to another controversy involving an audio clip in which he was allegedly threatened, Yatnal said the police are investigating the matter and that those behind it will soon be exposed. “No one can finish me. The Hindus of Karnataka are with me. If someone tries to finish me, the whole state will rise in protest,” he warned.
