K Venkateshwarlu
Hyderabad
JD(S) leader Kumaraswamy has clarified on reports that he has differences with Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.He said that after his father Deve Gowda, KCR is his ultimate guide in politics and that he has no differences at all with KCR.
Kumaraswamy attended the Pancharatna Yatra held in Raichur along with Narayanpet MLA Rajender Reddy and said that KCR’s schemes are the best for the country.He criticised the Congress and the BJP for pushing back the development of Karnataka. He said that the Kaleshwaram Project built by KCR helps farmers of 24 districts.
The Mission Bhagiratha scheme provides clean drinking water to every household, he said and added that Telangana schemes will be implemented in Karnataka too if the JD(S) comes to power in Karnataka. He said that KCR is an inspiration for him in governance as well.
Delhi CM Kejriwal, Punjab CM Bhagwanth Mann, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav attended the huge BRS public meeting held at Khammam on January 18. But Kumaraswamy did not attend and it became a topic of discussion.
There led to theories that there were differences between Kumaraswamy and KCR. In fact, on the same day, that is January 18, TPCC President Revanth Reddy had said that Kumaraswamy did not attend as KCR had offered Rs 500 crore to a key Congress leader of Karnataka.
Revanth said the Congress will win 25 to 30 seats from Bellary to Raichur, albeit with a narrow margin. He said that KCR had bargained with a Karnataka Congress leader to try to defeat the Congress in those 25 to 30 seats.Revanth said that he has proof of his allegations and that Kumaraswamy decided to skip the BRS’ Khammam meeting due to this.
