From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, Mar 16: Sharply slamming Revenue Minister R Ashok for his statement in Chikkaballapura that JD(S) will win 20 seats in the assembly elections, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday said he was astonished to learn that Ashok has become a numerologist and a time scientist.
Attacking the Revenue Minister, who himself is a Vokkaliga, for targeting the JD(S) strongholds among the Vokkaliga community, especially in Mandya, Mysuru. Ramanagara and Chikkaballapura besides Hassan. Kumaraswamy asked Ashok why he did not predict the number of seats that will be won by the ruling BJP, which came to power due to Operation Lotus.
Terming Ashok as ‘’Samrat Ashok,’’ the JD(S) leader said the minister has converted the BJP Sankalpa into Sankalpa of falsehood and asked how BJP leaders could say JD(S) will be restricted to 20 seats when it is hamstrung by corruption and various other scams besides failure in the administration.
"If JD(S) will be winning only 20 seats as predicted by Ashok, why are Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah repeatedly visiting the State every week?,’’ he asked.
Kumaraswamy said: "Let the results come and people will know who will run after which party to retain power.’’