“There can be no alliance with Congress that does not honor the dharma of the coalition,” Kumaraswamy said.
Bengaluru:
JD (S) leader HD Kumaraswamy launched a scathing attack on the former congressional ally on Thursday, saying it was not a party worthy of an alliance and that it did not honor the coalition. dharma.
A day after the Karnataka Congress ruled out any deal with the regional party for the November 3 by-elections in two state assembly constituencies, the former chief minister hit back, saying he didn’t there was no such proposal from JD (S).
“…. who had presented the JD (S) proposal to have an alliance with Congress? None of us went to the gates of Congress as if we had come to the gates of HD Deve Gowda ( JDS supremo) after the assembly of 2018 polls, ”Mr Kumaraswamy tweeted.
He was referring to Congress which forged the post-election link with the JDS under which he became the chief minister at the head of the coalition government, which collapsed last year following the rebellion of ‘a section of deputies from both parties.
Congress was not a party worthy of an alliance, he said, adding that this had been “ proven ” by his conduct, such as “bringing down” the coalition government led by him, attracting BSP MPs backing his Rajasthan government to defect and its attempts to “destabilize” the Maharashtra government.
“There can be no alliance with Congress that does not honor the coalition dharmaMr. Kumaraswamy said.
Whenever there was a reference to the alliance in the state, let there be no feeling that it involved Congress and the JD (S). That congressional leaders don’t try to distance themselves politically by using the names of JDS and his father Deve Gowda, he said.
Congressional Legislative Assembly Party leader Siddaramaiah and KPCC chairman DK Shivakumar on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of a deal with the JDS for the Nov. 3 circumvention in the state.
The Election Commission on Tuesday announced the schedule for by-elections in Sira in Tumakuru district and Rajarajeshwari Nagar (RR Nagar) in the city.
The bypasses were made necessary in Sira after the death of JD (S) MP B Sathyanarayana last month, while RR Nagar’s seat became vacant following the disqualification of Congress MP N Munirathna under the anti -defection last year.
Congress has finalized former minister TB Jayachandra as Sira’s candidate, but has yet to find a candidate for RR Nagar.
The BJP and JD (S) have yet to nominate candidates for both seats.
Congress and the JD (S), which formed a coalition government led by Mr. Kumaraswamy after the 2018 Assembly polls, broke up after the government collapsed due to internal differences and the defection of several legislators.
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