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Addressing a meeting of some party leaders convened by him on Monday, Ibrahim had said there was no question of him quitting the party as he was the ”real JD(S)”.
”If his (Ibrahim’s) party is original then let him put up a board that he is the original one. Who has stopped him? Let him do whatever he wants. He is free to do it. It is left to him,” Kumaraswamy said.
Seemingly outraged to even talk on the matter, the son of JD (S) patriarch and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda added: ”Why should I take his (Ibrahim’s) statements seriously? Please don’t discuss silly things with me. This is not a matter to be answered. Our party leaders will take a decision. We will set right whatever is needed.” Ibrahim, a former Union Civil Aviation Minister, on Monday said he would soon convene a meeting of the ”core committee” which would meet Gowda to convey the decision taken in the meeting convened by him that the JD(S) should not become an alliance partner of the BJP.
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G T Deve Gowda claimed that Ibrahim was present in a meeting where it was unanimously decided to join hands with the BJP and become part of the NDA.
Former BJP minister R Ashoka took a swipe at Ibrahim.
”The entire world knows what JD(S) is. JD(S) means Deve Gowda and vice-versa. Did a single MLA or MP attend C M Ibrahim’s meeting? There is an executive committee in the party, which has all the powers. The executive committee is with Deve Gowda,” Ashoka , a former Deputy Chief Minister, said.