Last Updated: April 23, 2023, 17:33 IST
Karnataka former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah .(News18)
CM Bommai stated that Siddaramaiah’s feedback have been a direct insult to the group and the BJP will educate him and his get together a lesson within the forthcoming state elections.
Commenting on BJP’s outreach of the Lingayat group in poll-bound Karnataka, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated {that a} Lingayat chief -referring to CM Basavaraj Bommai — is the “root of all corruption within the state.”
Siddaramaiah was responding to a query requested concerning the saffron get together saying {that a} Lingayat must be the following chief of the state.
To this, Siddaramaiah stated, “there’s already a Lingayat Chief Minister. He’s the foundation of all of the corruption within the state,” in response to NDTV.
The BJP has reacted to his feedback saying that he has insulted your complete Lingayat group.
CM Bommai stated that Siddaramaiah’s feedback have been a direct insult to the group and the BJP will educate him and his get together a lesson within the forthcoming state elections.
This discourse went on, as Siddaramaiah replied to Bommai’s remark saying that his feedback referred solely to him, and never your complete group and that there have been a number of trustworthy Lingayat chief ministers who he respects.
Siddaramaiah stated that his feedback referred solely to Bommai, and never your complete group and that there have been a number of trustworthy Lingayat chief ministers who he respects.
He additionally alleged that BJP has “twisted and misinterpreted” what he stated. “I solely stated Basavaraj Bommai alone is corrupt. I didn’t say Lingayats are corrupt. Therefore, making such a sweeping report is inappropriate,” he stated.
The Lingayat think about Karnataka
This comes as Lingayat leaders of the BJP have raised the pitch for unleashing the “Lingayat CM” marketing campaign in poll-bound Karnataka to counter the Congress’ narrative to model the ruling get together as “anti-Lingayat”.
The politically influential Lingayat group types about 17 per cent of the State’s inhabitants, principally in northern elements of the State which the BJP counts as its robust vote-base.
Senior Lingayat leaders Jagadish Shettar and Laxman Savadi give up the BJP over denial of ticket to contest within the May 10 Assembly elections and joined the Congress. The ruling get together has been on a harm management mode since then with the Congress accusing it of doing “injustice” to Lingayats and being “anti-Lingayat”.
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