Mysuru, October 21: Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje has no moral right to speak about him.

Speaking to reporters at his residence here on Sunday, Siddaramaiah said that "Shobha has criticized me as teeth less snake in the Congress. She had unsuccessfully contested from RR Nagar election. She doesn't have moral right to speak about me", he blasted in singular person.

BJP leaders should shun their arrogant attitude. Votes were not in the pockets of Yeddyurappa. Winning and losing were common in elections. Everyone should accept the verdict of the voter, he said.

Govt. safe

The Congress and JDS coalition government was safe and would complete full five years term. No one could destabilise the coalition government. The BJP leaders have already tried many times to topple it and even now, they have been saying that the government would collapse at any time. It would give good administration for five years. Congress-JDS candidates would win in all the five constituencies, he said.

The Congress would win in Jamkhandi amd Ballary, and JDS would win in Ramanagar, Mandya and Shivamogga. He would campaign in all the five constituencies, he added.

"I will start my campaign from Ballary on October 22, Shivamogga on October 25, Jamkhandi on October 28, Ballary on October 29, Shivamogga on October 30 and Jamakhandi on October 31 and Nov 1. If time permits, I will go to Ramanagar and Mandya", he said.

"In order to oust the communal BJP, the Congress and JDS coalition would continue in the next Lok Sabha elections".

- Siddaramaiah, Former Chief Minister

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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.

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