Campaigning In Karnataka, HD Deve Gowda's Attack On Congress
NDTV
Without naming Congress, HD Deve Gowda questioned who was responsible for the BJP coming to power after a secular government was formed under the JD(S).
Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda said on Monday that the entire coastal region in Karnataka is a fortress of secular forces including the Janata Dal (S).
Addressing reporters, Mr Deve Gowda, who came to campaign for party candidate Mohiuddin Bava in Mangaluru North constituency, said the JD(S) always had close relations with the people of Dakshina Kannada.
"We had five zilla panchayat members and three MLAs who got elected from here in the past," he said.
Urging the voters to support Bava, who switched to the JD(S) after the Congress denied him ticket, Mr Deve Gowda said Bava had dedicated five years of his life to public service in the constituency.
