Kharges remark on CM raises eyebrows

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsDeputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa criticised Union Minister for Labour and Employment MallikarjunKharge’s reported remarks against Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar. Kharge had reportedly questioned if the CM new the map of the Hyderabad- Karnataka region. Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, Eshwarappasaid, “Kharge is a senior politician. I did not expect  such remarks from him against the Chief Minister. Itonly depict his narrowmindedness.” He added that Kharge should immediately withdraw his words.According to him, Kharge could have developed the Hyderabad-Karnataka region by using his power in the Centre but had not done anything. “It was nothing but deceiving the people of the state,” he added. To a query,Eshwarappa said that he felt miscreants were behind circulating false SMSes for which many Northeasternershad left the state. He said that the Northeasterners can stay anywhere in the state and the governmentwill give them protection. Eshwarappa alleged that the UPA government was engaged in massive corruption.“Coal block distribution was a major scam. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should have resigned from his post owning moral responsibility, when the CAG report stated that the exchequer had incurred a loss ofRs 1.86 lakh crore due to the scam,” he said. He added that former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda and party national secretary Ananth Kumar would be touring the drought-hit districts in thestate from August 28. Eshwarappa added that the BJP was ready to face Assembly elections, which he predicted will occur soon. first published:August 27, 2012, 11:26 ISTlast updated:August 27, 2012, 11:26 IST 
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