Bengaluru | Former Chief Minister and Karnataka Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday said that the coalition government between Congress and JD(S) is strong and will survive after videos were circulated on the internet about him questioning the longevity of the HD Kumaraswamy government.
Who told you I am unhappy? What I have said and in what context you do not know,” the Congress leader said in response to questions from reporters about the videos. He also said it was unethical to record something “that is being said casually and then to share it without any context”. “You don’t know the context. Nobody knows,” he said but did not explain who had recorded him, or the context of his conversation.
In one of the circulated videos from unconfirmed sources, Siddaramaiah is seen questioning the need for a fresh budget, which is to be presented by Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy of the JDS next week. Siddaramaiah had presented a budget in February and felt that could continue to serve the purpose. While in the second video he is heard questioning the longevity of the coalition.
After the Congress meeting, Siddaramaiah said, “We have formed a coalition government so that the communal BJP party should not come to power. The government will be safe. There is no doubt about that. It will be stable,” he said. “It is all media created. It will run 5 years,” he added further.
Meanwhile, BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa said, “It doesn’t look as if this government will last long.”
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