MYSURU: Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said that the “beginning of the end” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun in the state.
Kumaraswamy’s remarks came after Shah made a statement about the former CM and his family. On Monday, Shah said, “Karnataka will become the ATM of a family if JD(S) was voted to power.”
Kumaraswamy also questioned Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah’s eligibility to be the secretary of BCCI. “Amit Shah’s games don’t work in front of me. Amit Shah is not even equal to H D Deve Gowda’s toenails,” he said. “During his Mandya’s visit, he (Amit Shah) made several allegations against us, which are filthy”, he added.
The JD(S) leader was irked with Shah’s statement that if his party wins, it will become the family’s ATM. “I replied to the Home Minister’s statement. But he did not answer the questions I asked”.
He challenged Shah to prove to the people of the state that the nation’s wealth has not been misused as an ATM in any case. “Entire Karnataka is an ATM for BJP. Percentage business is going on everywhere. The 40 per cent of business is known to the whole world. Doesn’t Amit Shah know this?” he sneered.
While talking about BCCI secretary Jay Shah, he questioned, “He is on the Indian Cricket Board. What was his contribution to cricket?” He insisted that Amit Shah should tell the country what merits Jay Shah holds to be a secretary of BCCI.
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled to take place in a few months. (ANI)