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Speaking during the debate on the confidence motion moved by Kumaraswamy in the assembly, Siddaramaiah alleged that “Rs 20,25 and 30 crore” were offered to lure the MLAs and asked “Where did this money come from?”
“It is a black mark on political history in the State,” Siddaramaiah, who is the chairman of the Congress-JDS coalition coordination committee and leader of Congress Legislature Party, said.
Siddaramaiah said, “everyone… 99 per cent of the people know that BJP is behind this (toppling game). Say it openly.”
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Stating that 15 MLAs resigning was nothing but “wholesale trade,” he said, “no democratically elected government can survive with such wholesale trade.”
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He said BJP with 105 MLAs should have worked as a strong opposition but by using wrong means was attempting to form the government through the backdoor.
“This is condemnable. Defection is a disease and it needs to be controlled.”
“Any layman can draw the inference that BJP is behind the defections. People of the state will not forgive you.You will know in the next election,” Siddaramaiah told the BJP.