BS Yediyurappa refutes HD Kumaraswamy’s claim that he had secretly met Siddaramaiah of Congress
Bangalore:
Former Karnataka Chief Ministers Siddaramaiah and BS Yediyurappa rubbished JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy’s claim that the two leaders had a secret meeting late at night.
Kumaraswamy had yesterday claimed that the recent Income Tax raids on a man, reportedly said to be a close aide of Mr Yeddyurappa, after his alleged secret meeting with Mr Siddaramaiah, was an attempt by the BJP leadership to “control” him. There was effort.
Congress veteran Siddaramaiah challenged Kumaraswamy and said he would retire from politics if it was proved that such a meeting took place. BJP veteran Yeddyurappa, on the other hand, termed it “far from the truth and meaningless”.
“I had gone to meet Yediyurappa on his birthday. I had not met him personally as Chief Minister or Leader of Opposition. I have not met him (personally) till date. We were both in the same hospital when we We were infected. Covid, even then we had not met,” said Mr. Siddaramaiah.
Speaking to reporters in Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), he claimed that it was Mr. Kumaraswamy who met Mr. Yediyurappa repeatedly, when he was the chief minister.
“Let him (HD Kumaraswamy) prove that Yeddyurappa and I have met, I will retire from politics… While in opposition, I will never meet the people of the ruling party, nor go to their office or home,” he said. , this is the principle that I should follow… It (HD Kumaraswamy’s claim) is a blatant lie.”
On the other hand, Mr Yediyurappa, who without naming HD Kumaraswamy, took to social media to debunk claims of his meeting with Siddaramaiah, saying he has never compromised on the ideology he believes in And his only aim was to bring the BJP back to power. in Karnataka.
“Except for my birthday on February 27, 2020, I have not personally met Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah… I see no need to hold such a meeting. We in the party work to bring the BJP back to power in the state. doing,” Mr Yediyurappa tweeted.
Further asserting that he will not rest till the goal of bringing BJP back to power is achieved, he said, “I have never compromised with the ideology which I believe in and will never compromise in future. As Siddaramaiah has clarified that no such meeting has taken place, I am also clarifying that the media reports in this regard are far from the truth and are baseless.
Speaking to reporters in Mysore, Mr. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday claimed that the recent income tax raids specifically on a person, allegedly said to be Mr. Yediyurappa’s personal assistant and a contractor belonging to the Water Resources Department, were carried out by the BJP. There was an attempt to “control” Mr. Yediyurappa, after his alleged secret late night meeting with Mr. Siddaramaiah.
“Anyone with even the slightest understanding of politics can understand what were the reasons for the recent IT raids… The IT raids were with a political motive… It is to control or stop Yediyurappa. ..the meeting held late night about political developments, and the BJP, which formed the government both at the Center and in the state, came to know about it from its sources, and may have tightened things up,” he claimed.
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