Congress newcomer and previous Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has blamed the BJP`s kingdom in-rate BL Santosh for denying a price price tag to him to contest the meeting election subsequent month. Mr Shettar, who made it no mystery that he’s nonetheless smarting over the price price tag denial via way of means of his preceding celebration, informed NDTV these days that he by no means were given a proof from the BJP why – regardless of his “easy record” and prevailing six instances in preceding elections – he turned into informed to step aside.
“The excessive command isn’t involved (in denying a price price tag). BL Santosh mishandled everything,” Mr Shettar, a Lingayat chief from the Hubballi-Dharwad seat, informed NDTV. He will contest from the equal seat on a Congress price price tag.
“I actually have suffered humiliation withinside the celebration (BJP) for the remaining years and so it have become inevitable to sign up for the Congress. If they (BJP) have been searching out more youthful humans, why did they supply tickets to humans over seventy two years old? Some 20 of them are there. There isn’t anyt any explanation. They did now no longer say why they do now no longer need to offer me a price price tag,” Mr Shettar stated.
“On April 11, our in-rate stated my call isn’t there; price price tag has been denied and I should ship a letter of acceptance. ‘This is a easy path via way of means of the celebration’, the in-rate Dharmendra Pradhan informed me. How is it possible? I am a senior chief. I actually have received the remaining six elections with a large margin of 25,000 votes. The humans guide me… Why, why, why this humiliation?” stated the previous Chief Minister, visibly upset.
“…Lingayat supporters are indignant on the BJP for now no longer making me contest election with none explanation. Many known as me, visited me to expose guide. My being in Congress may not alternate this,” he stated whilst requested whether or not his supporters might abandon him after his celebration switch.
There turned into hypothesis Mr Shettar turned into presented a Rajya Sabha berth. He, however, did now no longer affirm it.
“I joined the Congress due to the fact time turned into jogging out. The remaining day of nomination is April 20. I needed to take the step due to self-respect. I need to contest this election. It isn’t a revenge towards the BJP,” the most modern senior Congress chief in Karnataka stated.
Mr Shettar stated the BJP did properly withinside the Gujarat election however the equal cannot be stated of Karnataka because the conditions are different.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have direct reference to the humans (in Gujarat). They have dominated the kingdom for a protracted time. But here, in Karnataka, the celebration in-rate does not understand the floor realities. The celebration has mishandled the situation,” Mr Shettar stated. Karnataka will vote on May 10 and counting will take location on May 13.