From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, Jan 3: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has appealed to the State BJP leaders ‘to stop playing politics in the name of God and Religion and act as responsible opposition’.
In a detailed press statement, the Chief Minister said: "Unlike BJP's claim to make the country Congress-free, we will not make boastful statements to make the state BJP-free. However, it is my goal to permanently relegate the BJP to the position of opposition in the state. Looking at the recent mishaps of the state BJP leaders, it seems they themselves are contributing to the achievement of this goal.’’
The CM in the statement stated, “Even when the BJP government was in power in the state, the Lokayukta police had arrested Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and sent him to jail. Is that Hubballi criminal suspect any greater Hindu or devotee of Rama than Yediyurappa? So, was the government at that time anti-Hindu? Not even the leaders of the BJP's parent organization called the government that arrested Hindu Yediyurappa anti-Hindu, did they? Why this outcry now?
“The situation of BJP in the state is like a house with a hundred doors. Even today, senior leaders of the party have not accepted its state president. Members in the assembly did not show any respect to the opposition leaders' statements. The party is so powerless that it cannot even issue a warning notice to MLA Basavanagouda Patil Yatnal, who is making serious allegations against Yediyurappa and his children every day. The Congress government is becoming more popular day by day. Out of desperation, BJP leaders are rallying around a criminal suspect.
“It should not have come to a point where a national party has to defend a criminal suspect. If any BJP leaders have a little wisdom, they should please read out the list of charges against this person from Hubballi and then decide whether to fight for him. Since Hindus are the majority in the population, they are also the majority in prisons. Does that mean BJP should fight for all of them because they belong to the Hindu religion?
“The increase in criminal activities in the state is due to the BJP's illegal actions and their tendency to colour crime and criminals with caste and religion. Even if a person commits heinous crimes, if he wraps a saffron shawl around his head and shouts that he is a Hindu, BJP leaders rush to his defense. This is not only a disgrace to the saffron shawl but also to Hinduism itself. It's a betrayal of religion. Let the law take its course.
“I am still appealing to the BJP leaders in the state. Stop playing petty politics in the name of God and religion, and try to act as a responsible opposition. Unlike BJP's claim to make the country Congress-free, we will not make boastful statements to make the state BJP-free. However, it is my goal to permanently relegate the BJP to the position of opposition in the state. Looking at the recent mishaps of the state BJP leaders, it seems they themselves are contributing to the achievement of this goal,” stated the CM.