CM questions Modi’s silence over Hindenburg report and Manipur violence

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah questions PM Modi's silence on Hindenburg report and Manipur violence, amid FIR controversy.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the Hindenburg report and violence in Manipur.

When reporters drew his attention to the Prime Minister’s reference to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case against him during a rally in election-bound Haryana, Mr. Siddaramaiah pointed out that there were a lot of corrupt people in BJP and asked Mr. Modi to correct them first.

“Why doesn’t Narendra Modi speak about Hindenburg and Manipur? Why hasn’t he visited Manipur?”, he asked before questioning the reason for Mr. Modi to remain silent on these issues that had been raised by Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.

Mr. Siddaramaiah’s comments came a day after the Lokayukta police registered an FIR against him, his wife Parvathi and two others in connection with the alleged irregularities in the allotment of 14 sites to his wife.

When asked about his meeting with Congress MLA A.S. Ponnanna, who is also the Legal Adviser to the Chief Minister, earlier in the day, Mr. Siddaramaiah said Mr. Ponnanna, the MLA representing Virajpet in Kodagu, was on his way to the constituency and had stopped by to speak to him.

As Mr. Ponnanna was also his legal adviser, he discusses issues with him on a daily basis. He was proceeding to his constituency and called on him as he was in Mysuru. “There is nothing special about the visit,” Mr. Siddaramaiah added.

Responding to a question on allegations levelled against him by Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the JD(S) leader speaks only lies and he will not respond to everything that he says.