Himanta Sarma addressing Karnataka election campaign rally
Kodagu:
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday once again targeted the Congress during the election campaign in Karnataka, terming party leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar as “family members” of Tipu Sultan.
“Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar are family members of Tipu Sultan,” Sarma said while addressing an election rally at Virajpet assembly in Karnataka’s Kodagu district.
He said, “I came from Assam and Mughals attacked us 17 times in Assam but Mughals could not defeat us, we remained undefeated. Today I bow down to this holy land because Kodagu people also defeated Tipu Sultan many times.” beat.”
The BJP leader said that if Siddaramaiah wanted to celebrate Tipu Sultan’s birth anniversary, he should do so in Pakistan.
“80,000 people sacrificed their lives. And today Siddaramaiah is saying that he will celebrate Tipu Sultan Jayanti. If you want to celebrate Tipu Sultan Jayanti, celebrate it in Pakistan and Bangladesh. But you have no right to do so in India. ” “, He added.
He said, “If the Congress comes, then gradually Karnataka will also become the valley of PFI.”
Notably, the Congress has promised in its manifesto to ban the Bajrang Dal in Karnataka if the party is voted to power, on the lines of the Popular Front of India, a move that has sparked massive political controversy.
The debate around Tipu Sultan, the former ruler of 18th century Mysore, has taken center stage in the political circles of Karnataka. The BJP has said that the upcoming elections will not be fought between the BJP and the Congress but between VD Savarkar and Tipu Sultan.
Assembly elections will be held in Karnataka on May 10 and the counting of votes will take place on May 13.
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