Daijiworld Media Network - Mysuru (MS)

Mysuru, Jul 17: Former minister and BJP leader A H Vishwanath said that they are responsible for the political developments in the state of Rajasthan.

Speaking to the media in the Jaladarshini guest house in the city on Friday, July 17, Vishwanath said, "We are the reason for the sudden political developments in the state of Rajasthan. They have revolted against the ruling government in the same fashion as we did."

"Revolt against the ruling party by its own MLAs started first in Karnataka. Because of the culture which we started, now the same is happening everywhere in the country. I feel proud. In addition, the CM is misusing the anti-defection law. This is an autocratic policy. A nation-wide discussion should be held on this matter," the BJP leader said.

"Not a single people representative should be ignored. Of late, no one is defecting from the opposition to the ruling party. On the contrary, people from the ruling party itself are going to the opposition. That is not defection and it is not a crime that is punishable. There should be a discussion with regards to the political developments of Rajasthan. Those who respect the constitution should speak on this subject.

"Siddaramaiah has changed parties four times. Ramesh Kumar has changed political parties 10 times. Kumaraswamy has changed the party altogether. They call us defectors. In Congress and JD(S) still dynasty rule is present. In JD(S) father is national president and son is state president. We revolted against the dynasty politics of both parties. Now our model is followed by MLAs of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan,” he said.