JD(S) does not require senior leaders like Jagadish Shettar, says H.D. Kumaraswamy
The Hindu
Former Chief Minister and leader of the Janata Dal (Secular) H.D. Kumaraswamy said on Sunday that his party does not require “big (senior) leaders” like former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who quit the BJP on the day.
Former Chief Minister and leader of the Janata Dal (Secular) H.D. Kumaraswamy said on Sunday that his party does not require “big (senior) leaders” like former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who quit the BJP on the day.
Speaking to presspersons in Dharmasthala, Mr. Kumaraswamy said that Mr. Shettar quitting is an internal matter of the BJP. He is a senior and experienced politician. “Mr. Shettar did not contact me. We don’t need such senior leaders. We Janata Dal (Secular) welcome small (junior) leaders,” he said.
Mr. Kumaraswamy said that Mr. Shettar rose from Jana Sangha. Such a senior politician taking a decision to quit the BJP indicated the ‘DNA development’ taking place in the BJP. “I had mentioned about the ‘DNA development’ in the BJP earlier. It has come true now,” he said without elaborating.
Later, the JD(S) visited Manjunatha temple and met Raja Sabha member and Pattadhikari of Dharmasthala D. Veerendra Heggade.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.