Siddaramiah blames PM Modi, Amit Shah of destabilising government

Bengaluru Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of being the brains behind the attempt to destabilise the JD S Congress coalition government in the state saying both leaders are sham to Indias democratic political systemAmitShah and Indias disastrous PM narendramodi are the brains behind destabilising our coalition government This is their sixth attempt in Karnataka since last one year They are a sham to Indias democratic political system he tweetedAmitShah amp Indias disastrous PM narendramodi are the brains behind destabilising our coalition government This is their sixth attempt in Karnataka since last one year They are a sham to Indias democratic political systemmdash Siddaramaiah siddaramaiah July 9 2019Siddaramiah alleged that the BJP is attempting to gain backdoor entry to form an unethical governmentBJP4Karnataka and BJP4India are offering money position amp misusing central agencies to destabilise our govt This is an attempt to gain backdoor entry to form unethical govt just as they did between 200813 Though they lack capability amp eligibility they are being selfish he said in another tweetBJP4Karnataka and BJP4India are offering money position amp misusing central agencies to destabilise our govt This is an attempt to gain backdoor entry to form unethical govt just as they did between 200813 Though they lack capability amp eligibility they are being selfishmdash Siddaramaiah siddaramaiah July 9 2019Siddaramiahs remarks come after the Congress Legislature Party meeting decided to submit a petition to the Speaker seeking disqualification of the members who are trying to resign from their membership for colluding with the BJPSome of our MLAs have fallen into the trap of BJP4Karnataka amp I am not sure whether they are aware of the antidefection law The laws are clear that those who resign from the MLA post cannot hold any ministerial berths or chairmen to boards and corporations he addedSome of our MLAs have fallen into the trap of BJP4Karnataka amp I am not sure whether they are aware of the antidefection law The laws are clear that those who resign from the MLA post cannot hold any ministerial berths or chairmans to boards and corporationsmdash Siddaramaiah siddaramaiah July 9 2019However rebel MLAs who are presently in Mumbai have said that they are still with Congress and have not joined BJPA total 10 MLAs of Congress and JDS have submitted their resignation to Speaker and Karnataka Governor We are still in Congress party but resigned from MLA post We are not expecting any ministerial post People of Karnataka dont like maitri govt MLA S T Somashekhar told ANIWhen asked whether the MLAs are planning to join the BJP he said We are not joining any party We did not resign from the Congress but have resigned as MLAThe CongressJDS coalition government in the state plunged into crisis after 10 MLAs resigned as Members of the Legislative Assembly MLA on Saturday They are presently in MumbaiAnother independent MLA H Nagesh who was inducted as minister last month withdrew support from the Kumaraswamy government on MondayCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get the latest updates