Mysuru: Janata Dal (Secular) Supremo H D Devegowda ruled out the possibility of ties with the Congress party and said, his party will battle it alone in all the 224 Assembly constituencies of the state in the forthcoming state Assembly elections.
Talking to news reporters in Mysuru, PM Modi has talked of Navbharath launch from Karnataka by organising 6 massive programmes and accused both the national parties of using money to grab to power.
The people in the state remember the pro-people programmes of H D Kumaraswamy’s government where he waived farmer loans, stayed in villages through Grama Vasthavya programme and brought in Suvarna Grama Yojana to benefit the rural poor, HDD reminded. HDK once nurtured an AIDS infected child and has plans to develop Bengaluru, former PM added supporting his son.
H D Kumaraswamy knows the pulse of the electorate and has the strength and wherewithal to lead the party to victory with great emphasis on rural populace who want a regional party to come to power, HDD stated.
Keeping the party doors open to H Vishwanth, former prime minister said, the veteran Congress leader has considerable influence in Mysuru region.
He accused the state government of total failure in handling the severe drought in the state. He did not spare BJP state chief B S Yeddyurappa, who had accused JDS of taking money by not fielding candidates and said, there is no need to learn ethics from the state BJP chief.
The final list of party candidates once announced will not undergo further changes, HDD clarified.
JDS Supremo is in the city to undergo Ayurvedic treatment to get rid of recurring pain in his legs.
