‘They know they won’t come to power next time’: Pralhad Joshi on Karnataka CM row

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday criticised the Congress government in Karnataka over the chief ministerial dispute, saying the party is divided, the government is failing, and the state is suffering from corruption and poor infrastructure.

Pralhad Joshi said, “They know they won’t come to power next time, so D K Shivakumar and his supporters want him to get half the share, but Siddaramaiah is not ready… their government has gone bankrupt… nothing is happening except corruption. Factionalism is taking place. You can see the condition of Bengaluru, it is full of potholes…”

As the power tussle over the CM post intensifies, a day earlier, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said that there was no political agenda to his visit to Delhi. “No political agenda. I have come here for the wedding of my friend’s son”, Shivakumar told reporters here.

#WATCH | Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar arrives in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/gXcJXEH7H0

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As Karnataka Congress president, he said, it was his responsibility to oversee arrangements for the upcoming December 14 rally on the issue of “Vote Chori”, where over 10,000 people from Karnataka will participate.

“I wanted to make arrangements for the December 14 Vote Chori rally. We are expecting more than 10,000 people to come from Karnataka. I just wanted to discuss with my colleagues and other friends what arrangements we can make. As the party president (of Karnataka Congress), I have the responsibility for all these things. I will return early morning because I have a cabinet meeting at 11 o’clock,” Shivakumar said.

On the statement of Rahul Gandhi, Joshi said, “The relationship between Russia and India is very good… Regarding Rahul Gandhi’s statement, the concerned people will speak… Who to meet, who not to meet, is determined on the basis of a policy; the concerned people will speak on this.”

This comes after Rahul Gandhi accused the centre of suggesting that the foreign dignitaries not meet the LoP. (ANI)