Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, Oct 2: "The two main parts of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy are truth and nonviolence. He wanted to address all the social evils of the society and merge the gaps. He believed that poverty is the ugliest form of violence. Our policies were formulated to address this violence manifested because of poverty," said former CM of Karnataka and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on the 150th birth anniversary of father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi.

Siddaramaiah further said, "The Narendra Modi government has waged a war against those who are fighting against poverty, social injustice, hatred and intolerance. The democratic nation has now broken down and has taken the shape of a police state. There is no transparency in the governance and people are left blindfolded with all the lies propagated by BJP.

"Had Mahatma Gandhi been alive today, he would have started a second independence movement against communal hatred, mob lynching, lies, intolerance and systematic atrocities against the weak, which are direct results of the current political regime. Now in the absence of Mahatma Gandhi it is our duty do the same and it is the only way by which we can pay tribute to the great soul on this 150th birth anniversary. My best wishes to everyone on the occasion of 150th Gandhi Jayanti,” he said.

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