Karnataka coalition govt stable, will remain so: Congress
New Delhi, Jan 14: The Congress said Monday it has a stable government with the Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka and it will remain so despite the BJP's attempts to break the alliance.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to break the Congress-JD(S) alliance in the state and claimed attempts will be made by the saffron party to poach MLAs.
"It is a stable government and it will remain a stable government," he told reporters.
The Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka is headed by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.
The Congress leader said attempts will be made by the BJP to break the alliance by poaching its MLAs, but it will not be successful.
Khera said the BJP instead of making such attempts should instead focus on issues concerning the public.
On Kumaraswamy's comments that the JD(S) should not be treated as a 'third-grade citizen' in seat sharing arrangement for the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress leader said he is not aware of such a statement.
"When talks are on, such things happen.This is a process of negotiation. In this process, we hear such things. You look at Shiv Sena, they are making all kinds of statements against the BJP" Khera said as he sought to downplay the JD(S) leader's remarks.
As Karnataka's ruling coalition constituents Congress and JD(S) get down to brass tacks for the Lok Sabha polls, Kumaraswamy had said that his party should not be treated as "third grade citizen" and the partners should adopt a "give and take policy" to put up a united fight against the BJP.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
