Siddaramaiah lashes out at BJP for ‘distorting statements’
The Hindu
Siddaramaiah, former Chief Minister, on Monday hit out at the BJP for allegedly distorting his statements on certain Dalit leaders joining the BJP with the intention of maligning him.Speaking after in
Siddaramaiah, former Chief Minister, on Monday hit out at the BJP for allegedly distorting his statements on certain Dalit leaders joining the BJP with the intention of maligning him.
Speaking after inaugurating the Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Temple and Guest House constructed in Kanaka Bhavan premises in Mandya, Mr. Siddaramaiah said he had pointed out that certain Dalit leaders like Ramesh Jigajinagi, Govind Karjol and Narayanaswamy had joined the BJP for ‘selfish reasons’ as the saffron party through its leaders like Ananthkumar Hegde had proclaimed that the party had come to power to change the Constitution given by B.R. Ambedkar.
But, the BJP leaders allegedly twisted his statement on the Dalit leaders joining the saffron party with the intention to malign him.
As speculation over the continuation of Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare B. Nagendra in the Cabinet persisted, with the demand for his resignation raised by the BJP in connection with the ₹94 crore scam at the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, his Cabinet colleagues came to his defence on Thursday.