Sidda: Modi ‘ morally unfit’ to be PM
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unleashed a barrage of criticism against the Congress government in Karnataka led by Siddaramaiah, even terming it a “10 per cent commission” government, the chief minister hit back, wondering aloud if Mr Modi was morally fit to lead the country owing to his bundle of lies and politically motivated, baseless allegations.
“Mr Modi as a PM has lied to the people of the state and misled them by giving wrong information. According to me, he has denigrated his position… he is morally not ( fit) to be Prime Minister,” said the chief minister.
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unleashed a barrage of criticism against the Congress government led by Mr Siddaramaiah, terming it a ‘ 10 per cent commission’ government, the chief minister hit back wondering aloud if Mr Modi was morally fit to lead the country owing to “his bundle of lies and politically motivated baseless allegations”.
Probably realising that the PM was preparing the pitch for the BJP campaign in the coming Assembly polls, the CM took on him head- on saying people had expected him to speak on the Mahadayi row but there was no mention of the river water dispute in his speech.
Nor was there any reference to farm loan waiversomething the rural community was eagerly looking forward to, he said while reacting to the points made by the PM in his address at the concluding function of the BJP’s Parivarthana Yatra .
Mr Modi should realise he is also the Prime Minister of the country. Instead, he made irresponsible allegations saying we were running a 10 per cent commission government. Let him produce documents to prove it. He should have instead asked former CM B. S. Yeddyurappa, who had gone to jail on corruption charges and was gracing the dais with him, what happened during his tenure,” Mr Siddaramaiah remarked caustically.
As Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr Modi did not appoint a Lokayukta for nine years for fear of his “corruption being exposed and the undue favours he had done industrialists coming to light,” he claimed, speaking to reporters here.
“The last BJP government in the state was one of looters as mentioned by a Lokayukta report. By announcing a tainted Yeddyurappa as the CM candidate of the party, Mr Modi has promised a corrupt government for the state once again,” the Chief Minister contended, charging that “Mr Modi not only supports corruption, but also facilitates it.”
Modi has made irresponsible allegations saying we were running a 10 percent commission government. Let him produce documents to prove it.
Siddramaiah
— Karnataka CM