BJP made coast a lab for communalism, alleges Siddaramaiah

The speaker of the Karnataka state legislature, Siddaramaiah, said that Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts are becoming a Hindutva factory, giving birth to communalism. He remarked that the BJP has made the coastal region a laboratory of their communal politics, and that BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel even wants Yakshagana to be made a campaign platform for their communalism. Siddaramaiah was addressing a public rally organized by the Ullal and Mudipu block Congress committees at Harekala on Thursday. Siddaramaiah said Basavaraj Bommai is the chief minister of seven crore Kannadigas, but when he visited the family of one murder victim to release compensation, why did he not visit the family of another murder victim belonging to the minority community? Siddaramaiah alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise of providing Rs 15 lakh to everyone is nothing but a lie, and that they could not give even 15 paise to each person. People should decide whether such a government that is against development is needed in the state, Siddaramaiah said.