Had we not formed coalition govt, we would not have lost our 14 MLAs: Siddu

Bengaluru: The formation of the coalition government with Janata Dal (Secular) in the state was a loss for Congress, and because of it the party lost 14 of its MLAs said former Chief Minister and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah.

“Congress is a strong party in Karnataka. Recent Gram Panchayat results are an example of the same. This indicates the direction of the next assembly election results as well. This fact will never change. It was more of loss than gain for Karnataka Congress due to the formation of a coalition govt with JD(S). Had we not formed a coalition govt, we would not have lost our 14 MLAs,” Siddaramaiah said.

He further said that India would still be under British rule if the Indian National Congress had not fought for independence under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.

“This is the history of Indian National Congress. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders are not freedom fighters but they are only the beneficiaries of Independence. Our government had formed a committee under the chairmanship of G R Chennabasappa to re-establish the philosophy of Basavanna by constructing Anubhava Mantapa. But now, the Anubhava Mantapa which is being constructed by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa is against the principles of Basavanna” Siddaramaiah added.

“Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa is attempting to spread Sanathana Dharma in the name of Anubhava Mantapa. This is the idea of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Yediyurappa has fallen for it. Anubhava Mantapa should resonate with the ideas of Basavanna and not that of Sanathana Dharma,” Siddaramaiah further stated.