Chief Minister Siddaramaiah paying floral tribute to former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs during his 109th birth anniversary, at the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
| Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the BJP of levelling baseless allegations against him as he was always pro-poor, pro-Dalit, and stood for social justice.
In the backdrop of Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot granting his prosecution in the alleged MUDA scam, he said it was not possible for the BJP to be with the poor, backward classes, Dalits, and minorities.
โAnti-poorโ
He was speaking at a programme to pay tributes to former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi and former Karnataka Chief Minister late D. Devaraj Urs on their birth anniversary at the party office here. Mr. Siddaramaiah alleged that the BJP always wanted the poor to remain in the same condition, and not become socially and economically strong.
โEven now there are constant conspiracies to trample upon those from the backward communities. I have implemented schemes for the poor, women, and farmers after becoming Chief Minister. The five guarantee schemes are for the poor, women, farmers, and the youth. But people who do not want change, those who are anti-poor, are opposing us,โ he said. โThose who cannot stand our effort to ensure social justice for all are conspiring to destroy me politically out of desperation.โ
โCannot be intimidatedโ
Speaking in Kalaburagi, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said Mr. Siddaramaiah was a seasoned politician and was not the type who could be intimidated.
At a press conference, he said, โMr. Siddaramaiah ordered the constitution of a judicial commission to investigate the MUDA scam himself. He has nothing to be afraid of. He is a seasoned politician with four decades of experience and is certainly not the type who gets scared by threats.โ
