HDK is the father of Bidadi project, says M.B. Patil
Minister M.B. Patil has accused Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy of hypocrisy regarding the Bidadi township project. Patil claims Kumaraswamy originally conceived the project but is now opposing it for political gain.
Why it matters
This reflects the typical political maneuvering and public disputes between rival political parties in Karnataka.
“Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy is trying to mislead farmers over the Bidadi township project,” Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries M.B. Patil said in Vijayapura on Monday.
“Mr. Kumaraswamy who is opposing the project now is the leader who came up with the idea when he was Chief Minister. He is the father of the project, in that sense. Now, he is doing all this drama like taking a padayatra etc., for political purposes,” he told reporters.
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