Siddaramaiah seeks votes in Gokak for Congress candidate
The Hindu
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah campaigns for Congress nominee Mrinal Hebbalkar in Gokak, urging voters to empower him.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah campaigned in Gokak for Congress nominee Mrinal Hebbalkar on Tuesday.
He urged the people to vote for Mrinal Hebbalkar as it will empower him. “I want you to think that your candidate is not Mrinal Hebbalkar. It is Siddaramaiah,” he said.
“I will feel empowered if Mrinal Hebbalkar is elected from Belagavi parliamentary constituency,” the Chief Minister said.
He was speaking after inaugurating a Prajadhwani meeting at the Walmiki Maidan in Gokak.
He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not having fulfilled any of the promises he had made to the people in the last decade. Since they have no achievements to show, they are spreading lies and speaking about sensational issues based on false propaganda, he claimed.
In the last elections, the BJP came to power on the basis of issues like Article 370 abrogation, Pulwama attack, etc. This time, Mr. Modi has started lying out of desperation, he said.
“Mr. Modi and other leaders are spreading many lies about Karnataka. Mr. Modi has started lying that the Congress will take away reservation from backward classes and give it to Muslims. That is a lie,” he said.