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Udupi : Former Chief Minister Siddaramiah has changed seven parties in his political career who has great defector, accused BJP leader and former minister Pramod Madhwaraj.

Speaking in the press meet organized his residence at Ammunje near here on Friday, January 27, Pramod Madhwaraj said  in reply to Siddaramiah and DK Shivakumar KPCC President allegation on  Pramod Madhwaraj during the Prajadwani convention recently held at Udupi, Pramod said that ’Siddaramaiah, who addressed me as a defector, isn’t he a defector?’ asked Pramod. In 1978, Siddaramaiah, who was in Nanjundaswamy’s Karnataka Raithasangha, joined Bharatiya Lok Dal, then Samajwadi Janata Dal, Janata Dal and Secular Janata Dal in 1983.

At that time, he got angry because the post of Deputy Chief Minister was removed, and while still in the JDS, he formed Ahinda and engaged in anti-party activities. Siddaramaiah, who joined the Congress for his own selfishness, now accuses me of being a defector, he expressed outrage.

Defection is common in Indian politics, he clarified that I am not the first to switch sides.

Pramod questioned whether there are any people from other parties in the present Congress and said that if people from other parties can come to Congress, it is right that they should not go to other parties from Congress. He challenged the KPCC to decide that the Congress will not induct anyone from other parties.

During the last Lok Sabha elections, during the JDS-Maithri, he technically joined the JDS and submitted his nomination papers in the presence of Congress leaders, Siddaramaiah himself came to campaign for me in Chikkamagalur.

Congress received money from JD(S) during the election, but he never received any money either. He said that the money given by the party will be distributed equally to Udupi and Chikmagalur.

As a cabinet-level minister in his cabinet, Siddaramaiah, who used singularly unspoken words for me, questioned how he behaved with the common people. He said that using bad words like Siddaramaiah will hinder us.

Responding to DK Shivakumar’s allegation that not only Pramod Madhwaraj but also his father and mother had been given a chance by the Congress, Pramod had betrayed the Congress. Pramod beat his chest saying that I had provided a base for the Congress which had been defeated in Udupi.

Pramod Madhwaraj said that former chief minister, KPCC President, foreign minister who great leader of Congress party joined the BJP from the Congress. DK Shivakumar who were later matrimonial to his family, why DK Shivakumar asked if he did not feel like defector? Pramod said.

BJP will win five seats in Udupi, reacting to the calls of Siddaramaiah and DK to defeat him if he is given BJP ticket. No matter which party comes to power in the next election, Congress should not come to power. Pramod Madhwaraj predicted that the BJP will come back to power on its own strength.

He did not join BJP out of any desire. He said that he will contest if the party gives him the opportunity, otherwise he will work hard for the victory of the party as an activist.

In reply to DKShivakumar against Pramod Madhwaraj on BJP not giving chance to Pramod to sit with leaders on the stage, but sitting in front of the leaders down, Pramod Madhwaraj said that BJP is one of greatest party which is very systematic rather than Congress. There has been very rush to occupy leaders seat on the dais. But, in BJP not like that, he said.