Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Jul 10: Former chief minister of Karnataka and state president of BJP, B S Yeddyurappa, launching a tirade against chief minister, H D Kumaraswamy said that betraying people is in the latter's blood.

During the discussion on motion of thanks to governor's address in the assembly on Monday July 9, Yeddyurappa referred to certain remarks made by Kumaraswamy. "In 2006, you backstabbed the then chief minister, N Dharam Singh, and formed a coalition government in association with the BJP. Dharam Singh, who felt betrayed, died out of worries caused by this betrayal," he insisted. Kumaraswamy vehemently opposed this statement. This gave rise to a war of words between the ruling Congress - JD(S) coalition and opposition BJP.

Intervening after sometime, speaker of the assembly, Ramesh Kumar, said that Yeddyurappa's claim would have got some credence if Dharam had died within a few months since he was unseated from power. He pointed out to Yeddyurappa that Dharam had breathed his last 11 years after the above incident and hence the accusation was not justified.

Kumaraswamy, who thanked the speaker, wanted to know from Yeddyurappa whether or not he too was guilty of involvement with this act of betrayal, and how can he accuse the former alone for forming the government. Yeddyurappa, continuing with his charges, said that Kumaraswamy had backstabbed Congress and joined hands with BJP. Kumaraswamy quipped that he had not approached Yeddyurappa seeking power, and charged the latter of allowing his tongue to wag just because it does not have any bone. Yeddyurappa said that Kumaraswamy's tongue was the one that was doing too much talking.

As the two leaders traded charges, speaker, Ramesh Kumar, asked both the leaders not to get charged up. Yeddyurappa, continuing with his charge, said that both Deve Gowda and Kumaraswamy had come to West End Hotel here and placed several conditions for forging an alliance with BJP.