
Cong. criticises BJP’s ‘conspiracy’ against Siddaramaiah
The Hindu
Former CM’s statement ‘deliberately twisted’ to mislead Dalit community
The Congress held a demonstration in Mysuru on Saturday to criticise the BJP for allegedly conspiring against former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah by misrepresenting his remarks on Dalits and misleading the community.
Party leaders gathered in front of B.R. Ambedkar’s statue at Town Hall under the leadership of Working President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) R. Dhruvanarayan and shouted slogans criticising the BJP while hailing Mr. Siddaramaiah for the welfare programmes he implemented for the Dalits during his tenure at the helm.
Earlier, Mr. Dhruvanarayan, who is also a former MP representing Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency, told reporters that Mr. Siddaramaiah, while addressing a meeting of Madiga community members during the campaign for by-elections in Sindagi recently, had said that a few Dalit leaders had joined the BJP to serve their selfish ends. But, this statement had been “deliberately twisted” by the BJP to mislead the Dalit community.

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