B S Yediyurappa speaking at Mysuru Chaloo BJP and JD(S) Padayatra.
Credit: DH Photo/S K Dinesh
Mysuru: Former Karnataka chief minister and BJP parliamentary board member B S Yediyurappa challenged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, to dissolve the state assembly and face fresh elections if he thinks that the people are happy with his governance.
He was speaking during the valedictory convention of the BJP-JD(S) alliance ‘Mysuru-Chalo Padayatre’, on Maharaja’s College Grounds, in Mysuru, on Saturday. Later, he released a book of documents on the alleged scams of the Congress leaders.
Yediyurappa said, Siddaramaiah would have become CM as the Congress got a majority in the state polls. “But, the people of Karnataka are disappointed, as no development work is being done since the Congress government was formed last year. On the contrary, Siddaramaiah and the Congress leaders are looting the State. If the election is held now, the BJP-JD(S) coalition will be elected and the people will defeat the Congress,” he said.
No retirement
Yediyurappa said, “I may be an 82-year-old veteran. But, I will not rest till I unseat Siddaramaiah. He asks me to retire from politics. But, I will fight till my last breath to unseat him. The leaders and workers of both BJP and JD(S) should strive to propel the alliance to power”.
“Name any other CM, who has got 14 valuable residential sites to his or her own family member. Still, Siddaramaiah claims to be a politician without a black mark. But, like Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said, Siddaramaiah is made of only black marks in politics,” he said.
Training his gun towards Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, Yediyurappa said that the DyCM should shed his arrogance.
“Shivakumar says that he is a rock. But, he should understand that the people, who cast their vote, are the rocks. Only they can make or mar a government. Shivakumar’s pot of sins has filled. Thus, he is exhibiting arrogance. The time has come for the pot to spill out,” he added.