Bengaluru, May 12: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched a sharp critique of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent speech on Monday. He questioned whether Modi spoke as the Prime Minister, the BJP state president, or as the leader of the opposition in the state.
In a press release, Siddaramaiah stated that the Prime Minister should clarify the confusion created in people’s minds regarding his address at the gathering on Sunday.
While Modi targeted the Congress government in Karnataka, Siddaramaiah claimed that the speech instead reflected the central government’s failures and Modi’s desperation to revive the BJP’s standing in the state.
The Chief Minister accused Modi of undermining the dignity of the Prime Minister’s office through speeches filled with “lies, hatred, and jealousy.”
Siddaramaiah pointed out that former Prime Ministers like Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee never resorted to such lowly tactics of speaking on the streets.
He further alleged that during his visit to Bengaluru, Modi appeared to be in “election campaign mode.”
Referring to Modi’s recent appeal to reduce petrol and cooking oil consumption and to buy less gold, Siddaramaiah questioned the central government’s claims of economic progress.
He asked how the Prime Minister, who had promised to make India a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25 and announced poverty eradication, could now ask people to refrain from buying gold, cut down on fuel consumption, and avoid foreign travel. “What kind of development is this?” he inquired.
Siddaramaiah attributed the rising prices of petrol, diesel, LPG, and cooking oil to the central government’s “misguided foreign policy,” claiming that India is caught in the ongoing conflict between Israel, the United States, and Iran. He asserted that if India had taken a firm stance on justice and ethics, the country would not be facing such difficult circumstances.
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