The JD(S) leader’s statement comes at a time when speculation is rife in the Congress that Siddaramaiah is planning to pull off a coup to break up the coalition after elections.
JD(S) state President AH Vishwanath’s remarks against Siddaramaiah’s performance as a Chief Minister on Monday has now triggered a war of words. The slugfest between Vishwanath and Siddaramaiah has come at a time when speculation is rife about the Congress-JD(S) coalition breaking apart. "What is so special (about Siddaramaiah's rule)? Was his administration greater than Devaraj Urs’s? People remember Devaraj Urs even today, after 30 years. Was there anything great that happened during his (Siddaramaiah’s) tenure to remember it for decades? What major developmental work happened? Nothing..." Vishwanath said. The JD(S) leader’s statement comes at a time when speculation is rife in the Congress that Siddaramaiah is planning to pull off a coup to break up the coalition soon after the Lok Sabha results are announced. Vishwanath – who was earlier with the Congress, and was instrumental in bringing Siddaramaiah into the party – also took a dig at Siddaramaiah’s followers in the Congress and said that the party leaders must not resort to making mischief. “Congress leaders must stop their mischievous attitude. They must stop trying to sabotage the coalition government. They can do all this politics in 2022, this is not the time. We had brought Siddaramaiah to Congress, we created a situation that made him the Chief Minister,” Vishwanath told the media. Soon after Vishwanath made the statement to the media, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took a dig at the JD(S) leader. “Vishwanath was a minister in the SM Krishna government and that government was also defeated. He (Vishwanath) is speaking out of jealousy. Don't give importance to what he says," Siddaramaiah said. Over the last few weeks, several Congress leaders have come out in support of Siddaramaiah, claiming that he is “their true CM”. In addition, the coalition’s decision to bring on board AH Vishwanath into the co-ordination committee is said to have angered Siddaramaiah. “During the Assembly elections, Vishwanath worked hard toward defeating Siddaramaiah in the Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency. In fact, one of the major reasons for Vishwanath to quit Congress and join the JD(S) was his rivalry with Siddaramaiah,” a Congress source said. Vishwanath quit the Congress in 2017 after falling out with Siddaramaiah. Vishwanath had accused Siddaramaiah of not allowing other leaders in the party to climb up the political ladder. Sources in the Congress say that Vishwanath and former Congress MLA, who is now with BJP – V Srinivas Prasad were tall leaders in the party who ended up leaving the Congress simply because they were antagonised by Siddaramaiah.
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