After his controversial remark that he was on the mercy of the Congress but not the people, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has once again praised Rahul Gandhi for giving him power and opportunity.

He said people did not give him the mandate. Addressing the meeting of the farmers leaders activists on Wednesday in Bengaluru to discuss to find out ways to clear farm sector loans to the tune of Rs 50,000 crore, Kumaraswamy said “I know about everyone. I will help you. You have got an opportunity. Today even though I don’t have the blessings of the people but I have the blessed soul Rahul Gandhi’s trust in me. He has given me power. This is an opportunity. He will not oppose this (farm loan waiver). I will convince him. I will help you.”

While Chief Minister intervening in the heated debate at the farmers meeting he made this statement which surprised many in the political circle. This is the second time Kumaraswamy is making the statement by saying people did not give him the power but Rahul Gandhi gave him the power.

He had called a meeting of the farmers to discuss the possibility of farm loan waiver a promise he made during his campaign and also in the JDs manifesto. He had said if he comes to power within 24 hours he would waive off farm loans of the distressed farmers in the State. The BJP has been protesting and demanding Kumaraswamy to waive off the farm loan as promised.

This has become a major issue and he is not getting support from the Congress the coalition partner. This is also one of the contentious issues which have struck in Ministry formation.

However  Kumaraswamy said as he promised to honour his commitment to waive farm loans within 15 days and insisted there was “no going back” on it.

“We will come to a decision in 15 days. In 15 days, it will get completely implemented...Whatever may be the difficulty, our Government is committed to maintaining fiscal discipline, and also saving you (farmers),” Kumaraswamy told the meeting after listening to farmers for about three hours.