Bengaluru: The formation of the coalition government with the JD(S) proved to be a loss for the Congress as the party lost 14 MLAs, charged former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday.
Taking to Twitter on Friday, the former CM wrote, “It was more of loss than gain for @INCKarnataka due to the formation of coalition govt with JD(S). Had we not formed a coalition govt, we would not have lost our 14 MLAs.”
It was more of loss than gain for @INCKarnataka due to the formation of coalition govt with JD(S). Had we not formed a coalition govt, we would not have lost our 14 MLAs.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) January 8, 2021
In the series of tweets, Siddaramaiah, who is also the Congress Legislature Party leader, said that the party has a stronghold in Karnataka and that the gram panchayat poll results proved the same.
“Congress is a strong party in Karnataka. Recent Gram Panchayat results are an example of the same. This indicates the direction of the next assembly election results as well. This fact will never change,” Siddaramaiah said.
He added that India received independence because the Indian National Congress fought for the same under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. “This is the history of @INCIndia. @BJP4India leaders are not freedom fighters but they are only the beneficiaries of Independence,” he wrote.
Further, Siddaramaiah accused Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa of trying to spread “Sanathana Dharma” in the state in the name of the Anubhava Mantapa.
“Our government had formed a committee under the chairmanship of G R Chennabasappa to re-establish the philosophy of Basavanna by constructing Anubhava Mantapa. But now, the Anubhava Mantapa which is being constructed by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa is against the principles of Basavanna,” he tweeted.
He added, “Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa is attempting to spread Sanathana Dharma in the name of Anubhava Mantapa. This is the idea of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and BS Yediyurappa has fallen for it. Anubhava Mantapa should resonate with the ideas of Basavanna and not that of Sanathana Dharma.”
Basavanna spread the idea of equality and social justice, the Congress leader said, adding that he “fought against evil practices like caste system, untouchability & gender discrimination which was practiced in Sanathana Dharma”.