Responding to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s attack on Janata Dal (Secular) and its founder H.D. Deve Gowda and his family members in the recent times, former Chief Minister and JD(S) State president H.D. Kumaraswamy hit out at the Congress and said that every vote given to Congress in Karnataka Assembly elections will turn into an ATM for the Congress to fund elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and the Lok Sabha polls.
“For Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee and Mr. Siddaramaiah will become like an ATM. If Congress is voted to power, the State will be looted,” said Mr. Kumaraswamy in an open letter addressed to Mr. Siddaramaiah and released here on Sunday.
“I do not need lessons on secularism from a person like you, who has divided people for votes,” Mr. Kumaraswamy said, in the letter through which he has attempted to address criticism against Mr. Gowda’s family, party affairs and his own contribution as Chief Minister.
Mr. Kumaraswamy said: “Your frequent statements on defeating me in Ramanagaram smacks of revenge politics that you have cultivated to defeat others to grow in your life. For example, KPCC president G. Parameshwara. I’m not Parameshwara to lose.”
He has also spoken about Mr. Siddaramaiah’s growth in JD(S) and his alleged betrayal and lack of respect towards Mr. Gowda.
