The Congress is divided with old Congressmen on one side and Siddaramaiah loyalists on the other; hence CM Siddaramaiah has called on his old guru (H.D. Deve Gowda) and entered into a secret pact, alleged BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa.
Speaking at the valedictory convention of Raitha Chaitanya Yathra here on Sunday, Mr Eshwarappa said, “The Congress is split. Old Congressmen including S.M. Krishna and Mallikarjun Kharge are on one side which made Mr Siddaramaiah rustle up a Congress-JD(S) pact. Mr Kumaraswamy who spoke out against Mr Siddaramaiah till recently has joined hands with him. This alliance of Congress and JD(S) is not just for the BBMP poll but goes beyond that.”
He alleged that the sons of PWD Minister H.C. Mahadevappa and Mr Siddaramaiah are making money from sand mining. BJP state president Pralhad Joshi said, “Mr D.K. Shivakumar ( energy minister) boycotted the Assembly till he got the power ministry. Now that he has got power, he has made the state powerless.”
