The Congress fielded Karnataka unit chief DK Shivakumar (left) and his brother, MP DK Suresh (centre), from the Kanakapura meeting seat. Revenue minister R Ashok (proper) is the BJP candidate from this seat. (Image: Twitter)
Commenting on the choice of the Congress to area the DK brothers from the identical seat, BJP chief R Ashok stated the occasion was confused as to who ought to contest in opposition to him and had been afraid of the tip consequence
In a shock transfer, the Congress determined to area Suresh, who’s the Bengaluru rural MP, as an unbiased candidate from Kanakapura. Commenting on the choice, Ashok known as the grand outdated occasion “confused”. The BJP chief stated by fielding Suresh, the Congress appears to be confused as to who ought to contest in opposition to him and are afraid of the tip consequence.
Ashok, who’s contesting from two seats himself – Padmanabhnagar, which he represents, and Kanakapura – known as the nomination of Suresh a “safety policy” in case brother Shivakumar’s nomination is asserted invalid after scrutiny.
A Congress chief, who’s in the know of the developments, stated this “precautionary measure” had been taken as there have been a number of pending circumstances in opposition to Shivakumar. Hence, the Congress management felt it was finest to have a backup plan, the chief stated.
“The BJP government can do anything to stop the Congress juggernaut and, so, it is best to be safe rather than sorry,” the chief stated on situation of anonymity.
But Ashok stated Shivakumar had some “heavy baggage” to cope with. “Shivakumar is afraid that he has accumulated hundreds of properties in his name. More the money, more the problems. His baggage is quite heavy and so he is on sticky ground,” he stated.
The BJP chief additional stated the winds had been in favour of the saffron camp in Kanakapura this time. He claimed that Shivakumar’s constituents had been sad with him as he had not completed a lot for them.
But because the BJP and Congress brace for a fierce battle in this meeting seat, which Shivakumar has handsomely received thrice, Ashok shortly slipped right into a Bollywood-style comment: “Mere paas Modi ji hai, Amit Shah ji hai; DK Shivakumar ji ke paas DK Suresh hai, gaadi hai but mere paas Modi hai and that is going to be the winning factor,” the income minister stated.
“I request the people of Kanakapura and ask them – ‘Do they want a Modi and Ashok government in Kanakapura or a Rahul Gandhi and Shivakumar government?’,” he stated.
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