NEW DELHI: Union minister and JD(S) state president HD Kumaraswamy, declined to support the Karnataka BJP‘s planned padayatra. HD Kumaraswamy attacked Preetham Gowda and questioned whether he could share the stage with someone who had poisoned Deve Gowda‘s family.
“When they (the BJP) are not ready to take us into confidence, then why should we give support to them(BJP)? They (BJP) must tell us how they treated us regarding the padayatra.What are they trying to achieve? I’m hurt, it pains me. Who is Preetham J Gowda? He’s the one who tried to destroy the HD Devegowda family. They (BJP) bring him on stage and make him sit with me. Who is responsible for the distribution of those pen drives (in Prajwal Revanna’s case)? Don’t they (the BJP) know what happened in Hassan? Electoral alliance is different and politics is different,” Kumaraswamy told news agency ANI.
The BJP had proposed a seven-day ‘padayatra’ starting on August 3 to protest against the alleged wrongdoings of the Siddaramiah government. Kumaraswamy explained the JD(S) decision to withdraw, citing the state’s current challenges. “The whole state has been shaken by rains, landslides, and crop destruction. We could face criticism if we do a padayatra in such a difficult situation. That’s why we’ve withdrawn.”
Kumaraswamy questioned the benefit of the padayatra to the people of the state, saying “What is the benefit to the people of the state from this padayathra? The legal fight is important here. Only politics is not important for us here. So we don’t even give moral support to Padayatra. Why do we support, when we are not trusted? Our party has strength from Bengaluru to Mysuru.”
In a recent JDS c core committee meeting held in Bengaluru, chaired by GT Deve Gowda, the party had requested the BJP to postpone the padayatra due to the ongoing rains in the state.
“When they (the BJP) are not ready to take us into confidence, then why should we give support to them(BJP)? They (BJP) must tell us how they treated us regarding the padayatra.What are they trying to achieve? I’m hurt, it pains me. Who is Preetham J Gowda? He’s the one who tried to destroy the HD Devegowda family. They (BJP) bring him on stage and make him sit with me. Who is responsible for the distribution of those pen drives (in Prajwal Revanna’s case)? Don’t they (the BJP) know what happened in Hassan? Electoral alliance is different and politics is different,” Kumaraswamy told news agency ANI.
The BJP had proposed a seven-day ‘padayatra’ starting on August 3 to protest against the alleged wrongdoings of the Siddaramiah government. Kumaraswamy explained the JD(S) decision to withdraw, citing the state’s current challenges. “The whole state has been shaken by rains, landslides, and crop destruction. We could face criticism if we do a padayatra in such a difficult situation. That’s why we’ve withdrawn.”
Kumaraswamy questioned the benefit of the padayatra to the people of the state, saying “What is the benefit to the people of the state from this padayathra? The legal fight is important here. Only politics is not important for us here. So we don’t even give moral support to Padayatra. Why do we support, when we are not trusted? Our party has strength from Bengaluru to Mysuru.”
In a recent JDS c core committee meeting held in Bengaluru, chaired by GT Deve Gowda, the party had requested the BJP to postpone the padayatra due to the ongoing rains in the state.