Siddaramaiah: No doubt about stability of Congress-JD(S) government

Former chief minister Siddaramaiah said today he was not unhappy about the ruling CongressJDS coalition in Karnataka as was being projectedand there was no doubt about the stability of the governmentBreaking his silence on the controversy over video leaks that purportedly showed his remarks on the fresh budget and longevity of the government Siddaramaiah termed videographing of a casual talk and making it public as unethicalWhat I have said in what context I have said you do not know Whoever it is recording my casual talk with some one and making it public without knowing the context Is it not unethical he questioned when asked about the videosSpeaking to reporters after meeting Congress representatives in the drafting committee of the common minimum programme and Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara he said You too dont know in what context I have spoken nobody knows So I dont have anything to do with itWe have formed a coalition government to keep away the communal BJP out of power The coalition government will be stable there is no doubt in that It will be stable Siddaramaiah who heads the coordination committee of the two parties addedA video showing Siddaramaiah purportedly expressing doubts about the longevity of the JDSCongress government surfaced on Tuesday adding to the strains of the coalitionAnother video surfaced on Sunday purportedly showing him expressing his displeasure to Congress legislators over presentation of a fresh budgetWho told you that Im unhappy he said in response to a question about speculation he was unhappy with the coalition governmentSiddaramaiah returned to Bengaluru last night after undergoing treatment for 12 days at a nature cure hospital in DharmasthalaThe videos were said to be recorded there without his knowledge Divergent views have been aired in public by some Congress and JDS leaders on several issues including presentation of the budgetSiddaramaiah who had held the finance portfolio in the previous government recently said there was no need for afresh budget and insisted that a supplementary budget would doChief Minister H D Kumaraswamy who holds the finance portfolio now is scheduled to present the budget on July 5Catch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever