Bengaluru, Feb 16: After Karnataka’s Higher Education Minister Ashwath Narayan’s ‘finish off’ Siddaramaiah statement, the Congress veteran has demanded the arrest of the minister and said ‘get a gun yourself’. In a series of tweets, Siddaramaiah lashed out against the BJP led govt. Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan on Wednesday had urged people to ‘finish off’ Congress leader Siddaramaiah the way two Vokkaliga chieftains Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda had killed 17th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan. He was addressing the rally at Mandya.
Higher Education Minister @drashwathcn has appealed people to kill me like how Tipu was killed.
Aswath Narayan, Why are you trying to instigate people? Get the gun yourself.
“If the BJP loses upcoming elections then Siddaramiah, who admires Tipu, will come to power. Do you want Tipu or Savarkar? Where should we send this Tipu Sultan? What did Uri Gowda Nanje Gowda do? You should finish him off the same way?” he had said. In a stern response to these remarks, Siddaramaiah said that he has humanity and he loves all the religions. He also said that, he has respect for Tipu, Kittur Rani Chennamma, Sangolli Rayanna and other freedom fighters. “Higher Education Minister @drashwathcn has appealed to people to kill me like how Tipu was killed. Ashwath Narayan, Why are you trying to instigate people? Get the gun yourself,” said Siddaramaiah in a tweet.
“I am not surprised by Ashwath’s call to kill me. How can we expect love and friendship from the leaders of the party that worships the murderer of Mahatma Gandhi?” Siddaramaiah asked.
Targeting the govt and CM Basavaraj Bommai, Siddaramaiah said that it is surprising that no action has been taken against a minister who has openly appealed to people to kill. This shows that Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai, Home Minister Araga Jnanendra and their incompetent cabinet is sleeping and is in agreement with Ashwath Narayan. Demanding the sacking and arrest of Ashwath Narayan, Siddaramaiah said, “If no action is taken, it only means that BJP is in agreement with the appeal or they think Ashwath Narayan has become ‘Mentally Unstable’. I know Kannadigas are enraged by mentally unstable Ashwath Narayan’s appeal to kill me, but I request everyone not to harm him,” he said.
