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KARNATAKA POLITICS

Fissures in alliance? Kumaraswamy

outburst against partner makes BJP

nervous ahead of planned protests

“Kumaraswamy always thinking about annihilating us, won’t become CM in 2028”: DK Shivakumar

OUR BUREAU ing out alleged cases of corruption in
the Congress government.
Bengaluru/New Delhi
Meanwhile, Karnataka Deputy
nion Minister HD Kumaras- Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said
wamy, who is also the state that Union Minister HD Kumaras-
Upresident of JDS, has refused wamy’s politics revolve around the
support to the Karnataka BJP’s Congress party, adding that JDS
planned padayatra, expressing his Supremo will not become the Chief
anger over the invitation to Pritham Minister in 2028.
Gowda, the former MLA of Hassan. “Kumaraswamy is always think-
The BJP has proposed to take out a ing about annihilating us. His politics
seven-day ‘padayatra’ from August 3 is entirely cantered around it. We are
against the alleged wrong-doings of not changing Ramanagar’s name; he
the Siddaramaiah government. changed the name illegally when he
Speaking to the media this was in power. The people of Ra-
morning in New Delhi, HD Ku- managara district are Bangaloreans
maraswamy reacted bitterly, asking and will always remain so,” he said,
whether he could share the stage speaking to reporters at Vidhana
with the person who poisoned Deve Soudha.
Gowda’s family. “When they (the “When Kumaraswamy and Deve
BJP) are not ready to take us into Gowda came from Hassan, it was
confidence, then why should we give Bengaluru. It was Bengaluru even
support to them (BJP)? They (BJP) Union Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy (second from left) along with other NDA MPs arrive to when he became the Chief Minister
must tell us how they treated us re- attend the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) parliamentary party meeting, at Parliament and the Prime minister. But Kumaras-
garding the padayatra. What are they wamy changed the name of the dis-
trying to achieve? I’m hurt, it pains premises in New Delhi on Tuesday (ANI) trict when he came to power,” he said.
me. Who is Preetham J Gowda? Asked about Kumaraswamy’s
He’s the one who tried to destroy the en by rains, landslides and crop de- “In the core committee meeting, statement that he would rename it
HD Deve Gowda family. They (BJP) struction. There is a possibility of our leaders discussed the padayatra back as Ramanagara district when
bring him on stage and make him getting criticism from people if you in detail. Everyone’s opinion is that he comes to power in 2028, he chal-
sit with me. Who is responsible for do padayatra in such a difficult situa- don’t do the padayatra for now, let’s lenged, “Mark my word, he will not
the distribution of those pen drives tion. It is for this reason that we have do it after a few days. Hundreds of become the Chief minister in 2028
(in Prajwal Revanna’s case)? Don’t withdrawn from the padayatra,” Ku- people have died due to massive as Congress party will come back to
they (the BJP) know what happened maraswamy said. landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad, power in the next Assembly election.”
in Hassan? Electoral alliance is dif- “What is the benefit to the people which is adjacent to Kodagu district. The Karnataka cabinet on Fri-
ferent and politics is different,” HD of the state from this padayatra? The Many more have disappeared. Red day approved the renaming of Ra-
Kumaraswamy said. legal fight is important here. Only Alert is present in many districts of managara district to Bengaluru
Earlier, the JDS core committee politics is not important for us here. our state. In several districts includ- South, a decision followed by an
meeting in Bengaluru chaired by GT So, we don’t even give moral support ing Kodagu, Hassan, Chikkamagalu- announcement made by Sodha Dep-
Deve Gowda had asked the BJP to to Padayatra. Why do we support, ru, Uttara Kannada, and Dakshina uty CM DK Shivakumar. Defending
delay the padayatra due to ongoing when we are not trusted? Our party Kannada, land subsidence contin- the government’s decision, Karnata-
rains in the state. JDS President HD has strength from Bengaluru to My- ues,” he said. ka Minister Priyank Kharge said on
Kumaraswamy has now decided that suru,” Kumaraswamy added. The outburst of anger from HD Saturday that the state government’s
his party will withdraw from this pa- Kumaraswamy highlighted that Kumaraswamy is likely to cause intention in renaming Ramanaga-
dayatra as it is not a suitable occasion the JDS core committee was not in some unease in its coalition partner ra district as Bengaluru South is to
for such an activity. favor of joining the padayatra at this the BJP, especially at a time when showcase the city as a good invest-
“The whole state has been shak- point. the BJP has been aggressive in call- ment destination.

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