Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru

Bengaluru, May 7: BJP state president and chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa on Monday May 7 seemed to have accepted chief minister Siddaramaiah’s challenge for an 'open debate', while taking digs at the CM and taunting him on various issues.

Siddaramaiah had advertised on local dailies, challenging Yeddyurappa for debate in the interest of 6.5 crore Kannadigas. The same advertisement was tweeted from his official twitter handle with tweet: "PM Modi is deliberately confusing Karnataka voters with his bombastic speeches on non-issues. All hot air and no substance. My contest is not with him. It is with Yaddyurappa. I challenge him to an open debate on issues on a single platform. Will he accept? Modi is also welcome!"

I think your Hublot watch suggests you the right time to show up for a debate.
1. Do get Vijay Eswaran, your fugitive friend along.
2. Do carry the diary of L Govindaraju.
3. Let us also debate: Turning Lokayukta Powerless, Farmers’ suicides, Sand Mafia, Honest Officers' Transfer https://t.co/OCgfmtOlno

— B.S. Yeddyurappa (@BSYBJP) May 7, 2018

4. I am sure you will mesmerise me with your insights about:

Divisive & Appeasement Politics, The invisible hand of Kempaiah, Crumbling infrastructure of Bengaluru, Waste (Mis)Management, Women Safety, Burning Lakes, Selective withdrawal of criminal cases, Rising lawlessness.

— B.S. Yeddyurappa (@BSYBJP) May 7, 2018

5. You've worked very hard in bringing this Model of (Anti) Development with:

Decreased:
-Growth Rate (GSDP)
-Growth rate of Per Capita Income
-Spending on Education & Health

Increased:
-Interest Payments
-Borrowings
-Debt burden
-Crime
-Corruption#BJPBekuCongressSaaku

— B.S. Yeddyurappa (@BSYBJP) May 7, 2018

Yeddyurappa tweeted back:

"I think your Hublot watch suggests you the right time to show up for a debate

1. Do get Vijay Eswaran, your fugitive friend along.

2. Do carry the diary of L Govindaraju.

3. Let us also debate: Turning Lokayukta Powerless, Farmers’ suicides, Sand Mafia, Honest Officers' Transfer

4. I am sure you will mesmerise me with your insights about: Divisive & Appeasement Politics, The invisible hand of Kempaiah, Crumbling infrastructure of Bengaluru, Waste (Mis)Management, Women Safety, Burning Lakes, Selective withdrawal of criminal cases, Rising lawlessness.

5. You've worked very hard in bringing this Model of (Anti) Development with: Decreased: -Growth Rate (GSDP) -Growth rate of Per Capita Income -Spending on Education & Health Increased: -Interest Payments -Borrowings -Debt burden -Crime -Corruption #BJPBekuCongressSaaku."

Yeddyurappa specifying 'Hublot watch' intends towards recent allegations by BJP spokesperson Samit Patra who showed Siddaramaiah with alleged absconder Vijay Eswaran in China. He further alleged that Eswaran gifted Siddaramaiah ‘Hublot watch’ as gift.

“If BJP wants to go with this logic of using a photo to accuse me then it should also accuse PM Modi for his photo with Nirav Modi in Davos,” Siddaramaiah hit back.

Siddaramaiah had also tweeted five reasons why people should not vote for Yeddyurappa, while challenging him to come up with five reasons why they should.