Decided to contest from Kolar constituency is to yield to the insistence of the people of Kolar

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah has announced that he has decided to contest from Kolar constituency in the next assembly elections following the insistence of the love and admiration of the people of Kolar.

Having said this, he has decided to give in to the love and admiration of the people of Kolar and contest the next assembly election from Kolar constituency. The final decision belongs to the party high command. There is no special opportunity or discount for being Siddaramaiah.

All the party leaders of Kolar district, including former Union Minister KH Muniyappa, kept insisting that they should contest from Kolar.. People of all castes, religions and religious gurus also wanted the same. I spoke to all of them when I visited here last time.

They are spreading slander that I have no constituency to contest the elections. Even though it was decided not to compete with Badami because of the distance, the people of that field are saying that we will buy and give you a helicopter, you come and go once a week.

If selected from Kolar constituency, I will come to the constituency every week. People can meet me without intermediaries. A common person can also come and meet directly and tell the problems. This is a tradition that I have followed.