Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday hit back at Amit Shah saying, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to Karnataka with bag full of jumlas amid inhumanity towards Dalits in Gujarat.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday hit back at Amit Shah saying, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to Karnataka with bag full of jumlas amid inhumanity towards Dalits in Gujarat.
The Chief Minister was reacting to reports of a 21-year-old Dalit man's killing for riding a horse in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district. The deceased identified as Pradeep Rathod, was objected and threatened by some of his co-villagers to not ride the horse a few days back.
Earlier this week, addressing the ST (Scheduled Tribe) convention in Karnataka's Challakere, Amit Shah had said that the upcoming BJP government in Karnataka will ensure the welfare of the Tribal communities and will work for the upliftment of the Poor, Dalits and Tribals alike.
However, taking a pot-shot at the BJP chief, Siddaramaiah said, "Kannadigas will not make the mistake of trusting this 'Shah Of Lie."
"Shocking inhumanity towards Dalits in Gujarat! Yet, a certain Gujarati gentleman comes here with a bag full of Jumlas and promises heaven to Dalits. If they question him, they are branded as Congress goons," Siddaramaiah said in a Tweet.
Meanwhile, Shah who is on the fourth round of visit to the poll-bound Karnataka state, has asserted that Siddaramaiah and JDS would receive "biggest shock of their lives" from the region in May.
The BJP chief made the statement while addressing party convention in Mysuru. The Election Commission had announced a single-phase election on May 12 for the 224-member Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
Shah is presently covering the districts of Mysuru, Chamarajanagara, Mandya and Ramanagara, where BJP had not won even a single seat in the previous election.
The principal challenger to the ruling Congress is JDS in these districts.
"Time has come to an end and he (Sidddaramaiah) would be mistaken if he thought that saffron ideology could be stalled by unleashing violence against BJP and RSS workers," said Shah.
"It is said that the BJP is a bit weak here (Old Mysuru region), but after seeing the work of the party workers, I expect Siddaramaiahji and the JD(S) to get the biggest shock of their lives from this (Old) Mysuru region."
Meanwhile, accusing Shah of violating the election code of conduct for allegedly giving Rs five lakh to a deceased party worker's family, Karnataka Congress working president Dinesh Gundu Rao demanded his externment from the state.
Rejecting the claims, BJP has said that Shah did not give any money to Raju's family.
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