Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday inspecting the venue of the Congress rally in Mysuru.
| Photo Credit: M.A. SRIRAM
Ahead of the Congress rally in the city, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said here on Thursday that the party would give a befitting reply to the BJP-JD (S) combine and expose their corrupt practices and internal bickering.
Speaking to presspersons after reviewing arrangements for the Congress rally which is slated for Friday, he said every Congress activist had rallied behind Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who was not involved in the irregularities in the allotment of sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority.
“The entire Congress is behind Mr. Siddaramaiah as baseless allegations have been hurled against him,” Mr. Shivakumar said.
“As far as BJP and JD (S) are concerned they can abuse me in any way they want and it will not affect me. But they have to give answers to questions about their rally in Mysuru,” Mr. Shivakumar, who is also the KPCC chief, said.
Alluding to what he described as scams that had taken place during the BJP rule, Mr. Shivakumar said they were in various stages of investigation.
The Deputy Chief Minister said the Congress had enough ammunition to fire at the BJP and the JD (S) and much of it would be unleashed in the days ahead.
He said the two Opposition parties believed in the dictum that an enemy’s enemy is a friend and hence had come together to fight the Congress. But all through their show of unity there had been internal bickering and differences had come out in the open, he said.
Taking potshots at the Opposition’s padayatra, Mr. Shivakumar said the Congress too had conducted such exercises in the past but it was for a public cause like the Mekedatu project.
