Bengaluru: Coming down heavily on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his alleged inept handling of the Mahadayi river water dispute as well as the PU question paper leak, Union chemicals and fertilisers minister, H.N. Ananth Kumar on Sunday demanded that the former should resign if he is unable to handle such crucial issues.
Further ridiculing Mr Siddaramaiah, Mr Kumar said that the Congress government which is in deep slumber needs to wake up. "Controversial decisions such as constituting the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) at the expense of the Lokayukta and the PU chemistry question paper leaking twice in a gap of just a week, are clear indications that Mr Siddaramaiah has lost direction when it comes to protecting the interests of the state," he alleged during an interaction with a section of the media.
Mr Kumar said, "It is painful to see Mr Siddaramaiah indulging in politicking over the river water dispute. PM Narendra Modi had categorically told the all-party delegation that had met him some time ago that the initiative to hold talks with the Maharashtra and Goa CMs should be taken by Mr Siddaramaiah and he would then certainly intervene and try to resolve the issue amicably.”
He contended that Mr Siddaramaiah believed in the politics of confrontation and was adopting similar strategies with the union government too. "We (state BJP) are truly committed to protect the interests of the state and does not believe in playing with the sentiments of people, unlike the ruling Congress party which has failed to protect the interests of students," he alleged.
