"Are They Secular Now?": Siddaramaiah's Jibe At JDS Over Alliance With BJP
NDTV
JD(S) last week decided to ally with the BJP following a meeting of its leader HD Kumaraswamy with Amit Shah and JP Nadda.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday sought to take a swipe at the former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda-headed JD (S), saying it should not call itself a secular party after forging an electoral alliance with the BJP for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. JD(S) on Friday decided to ally with the BJP following a meeting of its leader and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy (Gowda's son) with Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national President J P Nadda in New Delhi.
"They have now made an alliance with BJP for elections, what should we call them?" Mr Siddaramaiah asked in response to questions by reporters at Konanakere in this district.
"Name says secular. Are they secular now? Should we accept what they say ? Even after going with a communal party, still they are secular? Should we accept ? Let them go with BJP or anybody we don't have objections. But they should not say they are secular, that 's all. They should not say that Janata Dal is a secular party", the CM said.
