Admitting that it was a “mistake” to convey the BJP to energy in Karnataka, former Minister A.H. Vishwanath on Tuesday stated he wants to atone for the sin by sitting close to Mahatma Gandhi’s statue. “We are the ones who are to be blamed for the mistake of bringing this inefficient lot to power,” Mr. Vishwanath, BJP MLC, stated whereas addressing a press convention in Mysuru. Mr. Vishwanath was within the forefront of a bunch of 17 MLAs of the Congress and the JD(S), who had rebelled in opposition to the coalition authorities headed by H.D. Kumaraswamy, and facilitated the set up of a BJP authorities headed by B.S. Yediyurappa in 2019. Mr. Vishwanath, who has begun to establish himself with the Congress recently, stated that he was on the verge of quitting the BJP. “I am planning to go and sit near Gandhi’s statue. For, whenever Gandhi would commit a mistake, he would do a penance,” he stated.
