Senior BJP leader and Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Sri. H. N. Ananth Kumar
has said Chief Minister, Sri. Siddaramaiah has chosen to contest from second constituency as he has sensed defeat in his
home constituency of Chamundeshwari.
Addressing a Press Conference here today the BJP leader said the Congress Chief Minister had been telling that
he would contest only from Chamundeshwari but had now indicated his contest also from Badami constituency in
Bagalkot district. He had sensed groundswell against him in his home turf.
Sri. Ananth Kumar said there was no surprise in his migration from Chamundeshwari to Badami. In fact, he had
mastered the art of migration. Sri Siddaramaiah began his political journey from anti-Congress Socialist Movement
spearheaded by Jayaprakash Narayan, and he dedicated most part of his political life in criticising the policies of NehruGandhi
family led Congress. Finally, he landed up in Congress, the political party which hated most. It was an ideological
migration of Siddaramaiah.
The Union Minister said Sri Siddaramaiah was a “Master of Aayaram Gayaram”. He was a “Migratory Bird”.
Spending some time in Janata Party he moved over to Janata Dal, Samajwadi Janata Party and later Janata Dal (Secular).
He started AHINDA politics and set up his own political outfit and finally defected to most opportunistic and corrupt
Congress. It was his migration of parties. His brand of migratory politics had taken a full circle with his shifting to another
constituency.
Sri Ananth Kumar said the people of Karnataka were fed up with Siddaramaiah led Congress regime. The
increased incidents of heinous crime, lawlessness, corruption had become a hallmark of Congress regime. Over 3600
farmers committed suicides. It showed how distressed condition the agriculture community was in. Wherever, Sri.
Siddaramaiah might go and contest elections but people were just waiting to defeat him.
When asked whether the battle had been set between Siddaramaiah and BJP, the Union Minister said the
Congress leader was resisted by his own party men. The grand old party was totally divided between old Congressmen
like Sri Mallikarjun Kharge and recent entrants like Sri Siddaramaiah. The recent migrants had totally corned old guards.
Now, it was Low Command in Congress once known for High Command culture.
Mr. Ananth Kumar expressed confidence that the BJP would form the next Government with two-thirds
majority. The BJP performance in Karnataka would be like that of UP.
He said the BJP President, Sri. Amith Shah had a unique style of functioning and would reach out to people from
different walks of life during his visit. The party had membership of more than 11 crore in India and one crore in
Karnataka. We had opened call centres in all 224 constituencies, through which the members were being put to party
work.
On the question why his party targeted only Congress he said it was because Congress was its main opponent.
Though the JDS was in the reckoning in some part of Karnataka the people knew that only BJP could dislodge Congress.
He termed the Congress party’s bid to impeach Chief Justice of India was extremely unfortunate. It was an
onslaught on constitutional institution. The line between Constitution and constitutional institute was very thin, and its
sanctity should be protected, he added.
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