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BJP slams HDK after his ‘at mercy of Cong’ jibe

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Published : May 29, 2018, 1:26 am IST
Updated : May 29, 2018, 1:26 am IST

Referring to the PM’s words, he said, for the BJP, the country was family, while for the Congress, the “first family” of the party was the country.

Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy
 Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy

New Delhi: Calling Karnataka chief minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy as the “chief manager (CM)” of Congress’ ATM in the state, the BJP on Monday said the CM’s remarks that he is “at the mercy of Congrees and not the people of the state” is demeaning to the democratic fabric of the country.

The BJP, which was just eight seats short of a simple majority in the state Assembly, reminded the JD(S) that the government runs through janmath (people’s mandate) and not Janpath, a dig at Congress whose former president Sonia Gandhi resides at 10, Janpath. “Nothing can be sadder than this. This is absolutely demeaning to the democratic fabric of the country and akin to an abuse of India’s democracy,” BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said. The party described the current situation as a fallout of the Congress-JD(S) alliance’s mockery of the popular mandate in the southern state for petty political interests.

Referring to the PM’s words, he said, for the BJP, the country was family, while for the Congress, the “first family” of the party was the country.

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