Bengaluru: As Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) BS Yeddyurappa was sworn in as the 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka on Thursday morning, Janata Dal (Secular) leader, H D Kumaraswamy, lashed out at the BJP for misusing the institutions of the Central Government, stating that several Congress MLAs have found themselves in the crosshairs of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
“Modi Government is misusing institutions of Central Government. I know they are threatening MLAs. Anand Singh (Congress MLA) said ‘they are using ED, I had a case in ED and they are going to screw me. I’m sorry I have to protect my interest.’ Another Congress MLA also mentioned the same,” said Kumaraswamy.
Stating that he will request for his father, H D Deve Gowda’s intervention in the matter for rallying all regional parties to make a stand against the BJP, he said, “I will request my father to take the lead and talk to all regional parties and see how BJP is destroying democratic systems, we have to come together to protect interests of the country.”