Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Knives out for Siddaramaiah-After defeat


The knives are out for outgoing chief minister Siddaramaiah, with some of his own partymen launching personal attacks on him and holding him responsible for Congress’ debacle in the assembly polls.
knives out for Siddaramaiah-After defeat

Speaker of the outgoing assembly K B Koliwad, who lost from Ranebennur by 6,000 votes to R Shankar, a candidate from a small party (KPJP), held the CM directly responsible for his defeat.

“Siddaramaiah is not only responsible for my defeat, but also for the defeat of several other candidates. He has ruined the Congress in Karnataka. The party high command should not make the mistake of appointing him state Congress chief, as this would prove suicidal for the party in 2019 Lok Sabha elections,’’ said Koliwad, referring to the CM in singular.

The speaker also alleged that Siddaramaiah intentionally fielded Shankar, a Kuruba, a community to which the CM belongs, against him in Ranebennur and ensured his defeat by not campaigning for him. “I lost to him by a few thousand votes. That MLA has joined the BJP today. It is Siddaramaiah’s crime. His attitude and language are all against the Congress culture

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