B Sriramulu, the BJP MLA from Molkalmoru, on Friday supported the demand for a separate state for North Karnataka, alleging injustice to the region.
“If injustice continues, then I will lead this agitation for a separate state for north Karnataka. We are not going to sit with our hands tied,” he said, as quoted by a news agency. The BJP MLA from Molkalmoru also hinted that he would support the bandh called for by some organisations on August 2, demanding a separate state for the region.
Taking a dig at the CM, he said, “Kumaraswamy is behaving as if he is the chief minister of a couple of districts. He is ignoring the people of Hyderabad-Karnataka region.”
However, state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa has dismissed the idea for a separate state. He had earlier said such demands won’t lead to any solution.
Organisations like Uttara Karnataka Horata Samiti and Uttara Karnataka Vikasa Vedike have accused the state government led by Kumaraswamy of ignoring the regions’ interests. Some leaders, including Congress leader H K Patil, from the region in its state budget had earlier accused the state government of doing injustice to the region.
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