Kumaraswamy unable to digest Shivakumar as Chief Minister, says Sharan Prakash Patil

Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil criticized Union Minister and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy for his language during a media conference in Kalaburagi on Saturday. Patil accused Kumaraswamy of being unable to accept the elevation of his protégé, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. He alleged that Kumaraswamy was using inappropriate language for a Union Minister and former Chief Minister, challenging the Home Minister Priyank Kharge to take action against JD(S) workers involved in an alleged sting operation targeting former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Patil questioned Kumaraswamy's lack of responsibilities as a Union Minister and his frequent interventions in State politics. Regarding protests against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Patil alleged that eligible voters were being wrongly removed from electoral rolls.

He accused the Union government of using force to suppress peaceful protests instead of addressing the concerns raised by the protesters, and claimed that the Delhi Police had brought in anti-social elements to provoke violence. Patil also accused the BJP-led Union government of withholding drought relief funds from Karnataka due to the Congress' governance at the State level.

He stated that the Congress government had to approach the court for its share of funds, which were later released after the BJP government faced criticism from the court.