Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah with JD(S) MLA Okay.M. Shivalinge Gowda at a gathering after unveiling the statue of Sangolli Rayanna at Guttinakere in Arsikere taluk.
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JD(S) leaders of Arasikere taluk in Hassan district have alleged that MLA Okay.M. Shivalinge Gowda used the unveiling of the Sangolli Rayanna statue at Guttinakere village held on Sunday to additional his political mileage.
The bronze statue had been put in with the assist of many leaders from totally different political events. However, they weren’t invited to the programme and Mr. Gowda used Sangolli Rayanna for his politics, alleged Banavara Ashok of the JD(S), who is predicted to contest for the Arasikere constituency, in a press convention in Hassan on Monday.
He mentioned BJP minister MTB Nagaraj had contributed ₹2 lakh for the statue. Besides, he too had personally introduced ₹1 lakh, Mr. Ashok mentioned. However, the organisers didn’t invite any leaders from different events for the event.
Gowda’s soar to Congress
Further, he mentioned the JD(S) had taken care of Shivalinge Gowda very properly for the final 15 years. There was no cause for him to give up the occasion. “He is projecting as if the JD(S) leaders threw him out. He could win three elections because of JD(S) leaders and workers. Now, he has forgotten all that. If he could deceive Deve Gowda, one day he will deceive Siddaramaiah too,” Mr. Ashok mentioned.
Mr. Gowda is all set to affix the Congress. He shared a dais with former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on the unveiling of the Sangolli Rayanna statue at Guttinakere in Arasikere taluk on Monday.
