Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (RJP)

Bengaluru, Jan 27: A day after BJP national president Amit Shah came down heavily on the Congress government in the state, chief minister Siddaramaiah hit back at him by saying he is the son of soil.

Siddaramaiah said that the Centre and the BJP leadership had turned a blind eye to the continued violence in BJP-ruled states in north India over the film ‘Padmaavat’

“The people who resorted to riots have violated the Supreme Court ruling. Instead of reprimanding the chief ministers of these states, Shah came all the way to Mysuru to utter lies. Shah is from Gujarat. I am the son of Kannada soil. If he criticises me, the people of Karnataka will not remain silent. The more he attacks, the more it will work in my favour," Siddaramaiah said.

“Amit Shah, instead of uttering lies in Karnataka, should reprimand BJP governments condoning rioters opposing the release of film 'Padmaavat',” he added.

On BJP's charges that the ruling party was trying to obstruct Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Karnataka on February 4, Siddaramaiah said that his government need not resort to such ‘cheap tactics.’