<p>A day after JD(S) Legislature Party leader H D Kumaraswamy accused the party MLA S R Srinivas of cross-voting in Rajya Sabha polls, the disgruntled legislator from Gubbi fired back a barrage of verbal volleys.</p>.<p>Addressing Kumaraswamy in singular, Srinivas dared his party leader to contest and win against him.</p>.<p>“If he defeats me, I will be his servant for life. Kumaraswamy is like a chameleon. He keeps changing his colours according to needs. He has no moral ground to speak against others, Srinivas alleged.</p>.<p>“Kumaraswamy is not competent to run the party. He has sent people to protest in front of my house. My next move is to fight against him. I will not let his candidate win in Gubbi,” he said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the JD(S) workers, led by the district unit office-bearers, staged a protest in front of Srinivas’ house in Gubbi, accusing him of cheating his voters and the party by defying the party whip during the Rajya Sabha polls.</p>.<p>The agitating partymen demanded Srinivas to resign as legislator.</p>.<p>“If he is not interested in remaining in the JD(S), let him leave and join the party of his choice.</p>.<p>He claimed himself a secular, got elected on the credentials and now he voted for the communal party BJP,” the protesting JD(S) leaders charged.</p>
<p>A day after JD(S) Legislature Party leader H D Kumaraswamy accused the party MLA S R Srinivas of cross-voting in Rajya Sabha polls, the disgruntled legislator from Gubbi fired back a barrage of verbal volleys.</p>.<p>Addressing Kumaraswamy in singular, Srinivas dared his party leader to contest and win against him.</p>.<p>“If he defeats me, I will be his servant for life. Kumaraswamy is like a chameleon. He keeps changing his colours according to needs. He has no moral ground to speak against others, Srinivas alleged.</p>.<p>“Kumaraswamy is not competent to run the party. He has sent people to protest in front of my house. My next move is to fight against him. I will not let his candidate win in Gubbi,” he said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the JD(S) workers, led by the district unit office-bearers, staged a protest in front of Srinivas’ house in Gubbi, accusing him of cheating his voters and the party by defying the party whip during the Rajya Sabha polls.</p>.<p>The agitating partymen demanded Srinivas to resign as legislator.</p>.<p>“If he is not interested in remaining in the JD(S), let him leave and join the party of his choice.</p>.<p>He claimed himself a secular, got elected on the credentials and now he voted for the communal party BJP,” the protesting JD(S) leaders charged.</p>