It s not my pride, it is Kannadigas self-esteem: CM Siddaramaiah hits back at Deve Gowda

JDS chief HD Deve Gowda has vowed to abort me. I have neither pride nor ego. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that my self-esteem is in the blood of Kannadigas.

JDS chief HD Deve Gowda has vowed to abort me. I have neither pride nor ego. CM Siddaramaiah said that my pride is in the blood of Kannadigas. Speaking about this on Saturday, he said that he would most humbly bring to his attention the self-esteem of raising his head, raising his chest, questioning and fighting for the protection of Kannada-Kannadiga-Karnataka.

Devegowda I cannot compromise with anyone for personal or political gain. If such a situation arises, I will retire from politics as I cannot align myself with the opponents of Karnataka's interests like you.

Though I have political differences with Deve Gowda. Respected for his stand for protection of our land, water and language. But in the last 10 years, Narendra Modi-led BJP government has worked against Karnataka's interest step by step. Opposition to national flag, imposition of Hindi, injustice in Kaveri, Krishna, Mahadayi water disputes, cheating of Kannadiga youth in centrally owned institutions…. Thus the BJP government at the center has been betraying Karnataka. Even so, when you say "Modi and Shah have the solution to all the problems of the country", didn't at least your conscience prick you? Asked that.

Opposition to national flag, imposition of Hindi, injustice in Kaveri, Krishna, Mahadayi water disputes, cheating of Kannadiga youth in centrally owned institutions…. Thus the BJP government at the center has been betraying Karnataka.

Didn't your conscience at least prick you when Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said "Modi and Shah have the solution to all the country's problems"? There is no excuse for the injustice done by the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the center in tax distribution. For every one rupee paid by the Kannadigas to the central government treasury in the form of taxes, only thirteen paise is coming back to Karnataka.

Regional parties in states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, West Bengal are also shouting about the injustice of the central government. But JDS, the regional party of Karnataka, is accused of betraying the Kannadigas by compromising with the opponents of our land-water-language.

ತಮ್ಮ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಜೀವನದುದ್ದಕ್ಕೂ ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಆಶೋತ್ತರಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಕೇಂದ್ರದ ಅಧಿಪತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಬಂದ @H_D_Devegowda ಅವರು ಈ ಇಳಿವಯಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ರಾಜಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಯಾರೇ ಇರಬಹುದು, ಆದರೆ ದೇವೇಗೌಡರು, ಕೇವಲ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಲಾಭಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮೈತ್ರಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಸಮಸ್ತ…

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) March 30, 2024