Congress-JDS alliance in Karnataka paved way for ending PM Modi's dream to make India Cong-free: Deve Gowda
Mandya, Karnataka, Mar 14 (UNI): Former Prime Minister and JDS national president H.D. Deve Gowda today claimed that it was Congress-JDS that gave strength to Congress to pave way to scuttle the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India free from Congress ("Congress-mukt Bharat").
Speaking at a party rally here on Thursday, where he had announced the candidature of his grandson Nikhil, as the JD(S) candidate for the coming Lok Sabha elections from Mandya, the former Prime Minister said after the JD(S)-Congress alliance formed in Karnataka, the BJP could win only one seat among the 13 by-elections held across the country.
"I still remember the scene witnessed during swearing in ceremony of Mr Kumaraswamy in which leaders of various non-BJP parties had arrived and showed their willingness to fight unitedly to thrash the dreams of BJP retaining the power after 2019 general election," he added.
Deve Gowda revealed that when Congress came forward to have alliance only with aim of preventing BJP from coming to power in the state and asked Kumaraswamy to become chief minister, he was initially reluctant and sought a Congress leader for the post since Kumaraswamy has undergone open-heart surgery.
"Succumbing to the pressure of the Congress leaders, Kumaraswamy finally agreed to shoulder the responsibility," Devd Gowda said.
Refuting the charges that he indulged in the family politics, the JD(S) leader said: "My father was an agriculturist and he was not a politician. I selected my grandsons to see that my work in politics continues and the aim of serving the people should be carried further and not with any other ill intention or to prevent others from losing the opportunity."
JD(S), which had announced the candidature of Prajwal Revanna, who is also grandson of Deve Gowda and son of minister H.D. Revanna, to his home district Hassan Lok Sabha seat yesterday, within hours announced the name of another grandson Nikhil Kumaraswamy for Mandya Lok Sabha seat.
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