Deve Gowda, HD Kumaraswamy blames BJP but not PM Modi

Bengaluru, Feb 06: Three days ahead of his son and Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy's second budget, JD (S) chief H D Deve Gowda treated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and national leadership of BJP with tot gage with cognizance to moves to gimmick MLAs of the ruling alliance and collapse the government.

On interaction with the media outside his residence here on Tuesday, Gowda, who along with his son, had alleged infinite number of times through Twitter about Modi and BJP president Amit Shah's attempts at disturbing the coalition government, was not harsh on him this time.

Kumaraswamy had even inquired Modi about his double codes on opposing corruption. He had alleged that central leaders were involved in offering money as desire for MLAs of the coalition.

However, on Tuesday, Gowda said since the PM had other commitments, he might not got unsettled with 'Operation Lotus'.

"I do not think the Prime Minister is involved. And even party national unit too might not be aware of this. I think, Operation Lotus was the handiwork of B.S. Yeddyurappa who was desperate to become the Chief Minister. He could not become the CM as his mission was destined to fail," he added.

On Monday, while interacting with select journalists, Kumaraswamy too went soft on the Prime Minister. While replying a question on destruction of federalism by the Modi government, he said the NDA government was destroying the federal structure.