Did you make thousands of crores by growing potatoes, onions?: Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar trains guns on Kumaraswamy
Aug 04, 2024
Channapatna (Karnataka) [India], August 4 : Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday questioned Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy about his family's wealth and assets, asking how they acquired so much land and wealth, adding that he could not have made thousands of crores just by growing potatoes and onions.
Speaking at the Janandolana event at Channapatna to counter BJP's padayatra, Shivakumar said, "I run a business along with farming. Kumaraswamy has clearly said he is the son of the soil and does only farming. Did he make thousands of crores of wealth just by growing potatoes and onions?"
The exchange between Shivakumar and Kumaraswamy reflects ongoing political tensions and accusations of corruption between rival parties in Karnataka.
"Kumaraswamy needs to tell the people of the State how much benami land his brother Balakrishna Gowda's family and relatives own in Mysuru and Srirangapatna. How can a government employee make thousands of crores? You need to tell people how thousands of crores of wealth were created," he questioned.
DK Shivakumar further mentioned that he will soon unravel the list of Kumaraswamy's family assets and scams. He claimed that Kumaraswamy's family owns lands in multiple areas, including Bidadi, Kumbalgod, Gubbi, Chikkagubbi, Yelahanka, Hassan, and Nelamangala.
"I haven't unravelled your de-notification scam, your mining scam. I am yet to release your family's assets but I will soon. More than 22,000 people have given their pleas since I conducted a grievance redressal programme. It shows there was no governance during your tenure as an MLA," he said.
Sharpening his attacks on the Union Minister, the Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister said that the latter is trying to ruin the JD(S) for the sake of power.
"Our party has 136 seats under my presidency, but you secured 19 seats for your party. Now, you have joined hands with the BJP to save your existence. You are an expert in hit-and-run and you are a blackmailer. You said you would not attend the padayatra but why are you attending now? You are trying to ruin JDS for the sake of power," Shivakumar added.
