‘HDK politicisied KRS issue as his son lost to Sumalatha’
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Govt. added to row by not ordering an inquiry: Siddaramaiah
Siddaramaiah, former Chief Minister, has alleged that H.D. Kumaraswamy JD(S) chief, politicised the issue of the protection of KRS dam solely as a result of Sumalatha Ambareesh, Mandya MP, defeated his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy within the Lok Sabha polls.
Speaking to journalists in Hubballi on Monday, the Congress chief stated that the State authorities added to the controversy by not ordering an inquiry into Ms. Ambareesh’s allegations that the dam was threatened by stone quarries.
The Mandya MP made critical allegations that the dam had developed cracks due to unlawful mining. The authorities ought to have taken them severely and ordered an inquiry into the allegations, he stated.
“Senior officers and scientists should have visited the spot and submitted a report. But that was not done. What followed the allegation was a counter allegation by JD(S) leaders and the whole issue was politicised. Mr. Kumaraswamy is unhappy with Ms. Ambareesh as she defeated his son in the polls,” Mr. Siddaramaiah stated.
He alleged that the State authorities was silent on the issue as some BJP leaders have been additionally concerned in unlawful mining close to the KRS.
The former CM alleged that there was large-scale corruption within the State authorities.
“The BJP government should be ashamed of its corrupt acts. There are allegations of large scale irregularities in the pollution control board. There is corruption even in the transfer of officers. The government is using the epidemic as a shield against transparency. They know that the opposition parties can not organise street protests against the government at this time. That is why they are using all tools to make money,” he stated.
He alleged that the federal government was not permitting dialogue on the caste census within the Legislature. “If the subject comes up, then the government will be bound to provide social justice. That is why they are shying away from it,” he stated.
To a question he stated there was neither in-fighting nor factionalism within the Congress.
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