Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Monday accused Union Minister PralhadJoshi of conspiring against B.S. Yediyurappa and removing him from the Chief Minister’s chair. “Yediyurappa, who built the BJP in the state, was sent to jail and removed from the post of Chief Minister by whose conspiracy? Aren’t you into it?”, Siddaramaiah, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly questioned Joshi. Siddaramaiah, in a series of tweets, came down heavily against him.
Joshi had criticised the Siddaramaiah birthday event which has been described by BJP as “Siddaramothsava” organised by Congress leaders.
Siddaramaiah tweeted, “Yediyurappa built the party with blood and sweat for four decades. Who cornered Yadiyurappa? Whose conspiracy sent him to jail and removed him from the post of CM when the party was in power? Aren’t you involved? Yediyurappa wanted to be the CM and who performed Operation Kamala on him? Who finally removed him from the post of CM?” Siddaramaiah attacked Prahald Joshi.
“MLA Basavanagowda Patil Yatnal is pouring accusations against former CM @BSYBJP and Vijayendra every day due to whose connivance? Whose hands are preventing action against MLAs who speak disparagingly against a senior party leader @JoshiPralhad?”, he asked in tweets.
“Who is happy that the bench is standing tall to prevent former CM’s @BSYBJP son Vijayendra from getting a ministerial position? Who is involved in that joy? Whose plot is leaking his name in scams @JoshiPralhad?” he added in another tweet.
Speaking about the Lingayats in Karnataka, he said, “By wooing the Lingayats and the lords of the Lingayat Math, who formed the party and now they are cornering each and every Lingayat in the party? Former CM Jagdish Shettar and MLA Arvind Bellada, who was dreaming of the post of CM, who poured water on his desire @JoshiPralhad?”