Not the perfect backdrop for a Rahul rally in Karnataka
Though Mr Siddaramaiah tried to play down Mr Meti's resignation, top leaders of Congress are likely to haul him over the coals.
Bengaluru: When Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi arrives in Belagavi to address a rally of the pradesh Congress committee on December 17, and later criss-crosses the country to campaign against demonetization, his plans of firing on all cylinders against the Union government could well be stifled by the exit of excise minister H.Y. Meti and impending interrogation of at least two ministers for their involvement in the money laundering case.
Besides, these two cases will besmirch the image of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the state government. For, both these cases would deprive the party of its moral edge over the BJP which was rocked by similar scandals when in power from 2008 to 2013.
Though Mr Siddaramaiah tried to play down Mr Meti’s resignation, top leaders of Congress are likely to haul him over the coals as the minister, a confidant of the CM and a fellow Kuruba, was inducted into the cabinet during a recent reshuffle.