Bengaluru, April 1: Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar today likened Sowmya Reddy to his daughter and called upon the voters of Bengaluru South parliamentary constituency to elect her with a huge margin.
Speaking at a rally organised before Sowmya Reddy filed her nomination, he said, “Sowmya Reddy is a very creative and hardworking person. All Assembly constituencies including Bommanahalli, Basavanagudi will give her big margins. There is no Modi wave or BJP wave in the State. There is only one wave and that is Congress Guarantee wave.”
“Sowmya Reddy did not lose the Assembly election from Jayanagar but she was defeated by officials. I heard that the officials who were involved later apologised to Ramalinga Reddy. I urge the party workers and voters to elect her with a big margin,” he added.
“Of the 28 seats, we have given tickets to 8 Vokkaligas including a Reddy and a Bunt. Giving tickets to 8 Vokkaligas is our answer to the criticism that Vokkaliga was not made a Chief minister. We have also given tickets to six women,” Mr Shivakumar noted.
Media briefing at Sadashivanagar residence
Mr Shivakumar earlier spoke to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence. Asked about Sumalatha’s statement, he said, “I made the poison remark with reference to Kumaraswamy, not sure why Sumalatha is responding to it. Everyone knows what Congress party has done for Ambareesh. I am also aware of what he said in his final hours, but I don’t want to talk about it. I will speak to Sumalatha once she comes out of the BJP ideology.”
Asked about Rahul Gandhi’s call for donations in view of seizure of party bank accounts, he said, “There is no other option. The party needs funds for giving advertisements and fighting the elections.”
