Siddaramaiah slams Modi for his lies and false claims during Bengaluru rally

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February 5, 2018

Bengaluru, Feb 5: Hitting back at Narendra Modi for his all-out attack on his Congress government, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday accused him of telling a "tissue of lies" and said he was "morally not fit" to be prime minister.

"He did not speak as prime minister. He has uttered a tissue of lies and made baseless and irresponsible allegations," Siddaramaiah said in an angry rebuttal to a litany of charges by Modi at a BJP rally here yesterday. He said the "countdown has begun for Narendra Modi," citing the results of Rajasthan by-polls in which the ruling BJP faced an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Congress which won two Lok Sabha seats and one assembly segment.

This came as a retort to Modi's assertion that the countdown for the exit of the Siddaramaiah government had begun and it was at the exit gate.

Sounding the poll bugle for the upcoming Assembly polls in Karnataka, Modi had accused the Siddaramaiah government of creating new records in corruption and dubbed it a "10 per cent commission government."

"If they have evidence to prove, let them furnish the documents under which project or scheme corruption happened," the chief minister said.

Raising the issue of murders of several BJP and Sangh Parivar activists, Modi had alleged criminals were ruling the roost and "ease of doing murders" was being discussed in the state while his government talked of ease of doing business.

"He (Modi) has accused the government of taking 10 per cent commission in all the schemes and programmes. This is the most baseless and irresponsible allegation," he told reporters.

Giving a point-by-point rebuttal, he said "Modi as a prime minster has lied to the people of the state and misled them by giving wrong information. According to me, he has denigrated his position."

Asked if he thought Modi was fit to continue as prime minister as he had accused him of lying, he said, "according to me, he is morally not (fit) to be prime minister."

Attacking Modi for the corruption jibe, he said BJP state chief B S Yeddyurappawas seated next to him at the rally and the prime minister should have known about what all happened during his term as chief minister.

Yeddyurappa had gone to jail and similarly former BJP ministers Katta Subramanya Nadu, Krishnaiah Shetty and Janardhan Reddy too went to jail duing the BJP rule.

He said by projecting the person who had gone to jail and indulged in "looting" as chief minister, (apparently referring to Yeddyurappa), Modi had shown disrespect to the people of Karnataka. "I strongly condemn it." He said during Modi's chief ministership in Gujarat, the Lokayukta was not appointed for nine years because of the fear that their alleged corruption deeds would come out in the open.

They did not appoint Lokayukta because of the fear that their illegal help to industrialists would come out. Even now after coming to power at the Centre, they have not appointed Lokpal, he said. Siddaramaiah said as the prime minister of the country, "stooping to the level" of Yeddyurappa and making "baseless" allegations was the "most shameful" thing. Terming BJP's rule in the state from 2008 to 2013 as the government of "looters", Siddaramaiah said, "I'm not saying this for the sake of making allegations." On the alleged illegal mining scam during the BJP rule in the state, he said, "Yeddyurappa was next to him (Modi), who had also gone to jail, keeping him beside (accusing) fingers were shown at us. This is highly irresponsible and politically motivated statement." There was no other thing that was more shameful than this, he added.

He also refuted the charges made by the BJP that his government was being "soft" towards "Jihadi forces" whom it had blamed for the killings of Hindu, BJP and Sangh Parivar activists. Asserting that Karnataka had maintained number one position in various spheres, he said despite all this, Modi was claiming there was no law and order in the state.

"Let Modi check top 10 states in the country where law and order issue was more severe," he said. He said BJP-ruled states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajastan, Gujarat, Haryana and Maharashtra and Bihar (in coalition with JDU) topped the list. "He is not just Narendra Modi. He is the prime minister of this country... he should have noted other states when he spoke about law and order in Karnataka," Siddaramaiah said. Accusing Modi of making the charges out of malice with the coming polls in mind and to cover up the "loot" by the earlier BJP government, he also reminded Modi about the post-Godhra violence and alleged lawlessness in BJP-ruled states. He also hit out at BJP President Amit Shah, saying he was made an accused in a fake encounter case and went to jail. Shah was subsequently discharged by a CBI court in Mumbai.

The chief minister said there were expectations that the prime minister would speak about waiving of loan obtained by farmers from nationalised and scheduled banks and on the Mahadayi issue over which the state is locked in a dispute with Goa.

He rejected the claims that excess amount was given to Karnataka under the 14th finance commission, maintaining that what has been provided to the state was as per the constitutional mandate which was "our share."

He said Modi had come here to make a political speech keeping elections in mind. "Even if he comes here 100 times or Amit Shah tries to instigate communal tension, people have decided to bring Congress back to power" he said.

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Abu Muhammad
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Monday, 5 Feb 2018

Well done Siddaramiah ji. Time & again Modiji proved that he is an ordinary Sanghi and BJP PM. If he (Modji)  dare to do a falsification test and apply to himself and BJP all allegations made against Siddujii, Modji may not find an inch of place to hide his nose. How long these set of people rule the nation on lies, deceit, scams, threat, emotional issues and dividing the people.

 

Sidduji, YOUR government's achievements should reach to all people of Karnataka. Please ask your MLA's, leaders and spokespersons to open their mouth, speak up and expose BJP lies and misrule. Let your party leaders come out from their deep slumber and fear of one man show. Pay them by the same coin.

 

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January 21,2020

Yadgir, Jan 21: A bag was found abandoned at the Yadgir Bus Stand on Tuesday morning that left the commuters in panic.

After receiving the information, a police team, along with a sniffer dog, rushed to the spot. When the bag was checked, the police found clothes and cash in it.

It is stated that a passenger might have left the bag in a hurry to catch the bus.

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February 21,2020

Mysuru, Feb 21: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said Amulya Leona, who raised pro-Pakistan slogans, had links with Naxalites.

Yediyurappa said that Amulya's links with Naxalites have been proved in an investigation. "She must be punished and action will be taken against the people behind it," he said.

"Bail should not be given to Amulya. Her father has also said he won't protect her. Its proved now that she had contacts with Naxals. Proper punishment should be given," he added.

While speaking to reporters at Mysuru Airport, the chief minister said unless actions are taken against the organisations who provoke them to make such comments, it is not possible to control them.

Yediyurappa suspects that the incident was a conspiracy to disturb peace and harmony in the state.

Minister B C Patil said that such incidents should not repeat. "It appears that youths are misused for such anti-national activities, he said.

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January 24,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 24: The JD(S) is looking to leverage anti-Citizen (Amendment) Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) sentiment sweeping the country to revive itself and will hold protests in Bengaluru and New Delhi.

The Bengaluru protest is scheduled for Friday. At a meeting of party workers in Bengaluru on Thursday, party patriarch HD Deve Gowda and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy urged the rank and file to participate in the rally to send out a loud and clear message to the BJP.

"The BJP has set out to make Muslims second-grade citizens. India has 40 crore Muslims, can these communal forces eliminate them all?" Gowda said in his address. "We should have the guts to launch a massive protest at Jantar Mantar. We should be prepared to go to jail in the fight against [Prime Minister] Narendra Modi and [Union home minister] Amit Shah."

Gowda said he will lead the rally in Delhi and urged secular parties to unite to take on the BJP. "It is important that regional parties, which share a secular ideology, unite on a common agenda and fight the BJP. Bihar, Kerala and Odisha have said they will not implement CAA. The sentiment is likely to spread to other states," Gowda said.

Kumaraswamy said not only Muslims but many other communities will also bear the brunt of BJP’s "divisive politics". "This pair of Hakka-Bukka [Modi and Shah] is not targeting Muslims alone," he said. "For them, all communities other than upper caste Hindus are inferior Shudras. They will treat even Lingayats, Vokkaligas and Dalits with the same contempt."

The former CM made a special appeal to Lingayats, who generally back the BJP, to stop supporting the saffron party’s caste-oriented politics. "You had appreciated my farm loan waiver scheme and promised support in the elections. But, the results were contrary to that," he said.

The JD(S) passed three resolutions including one to condemn the Centre for enacting CAA. The others were to protest against the Centre’s indifference to the floods in the state and the failed economic policy of the Centre.

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