Unperturbed over the attacks on his discussions purportedly over cash for an MlC seat with his supporters on a CD, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Monday said that he was ready for any inquiry over the issue.
HD Kumaraswamy who is stung a political coup when he over threw congress government to jointly form the government with BJP in Karnataka is now in the eye of a storm over discussing money with his supporters to elect a leader as an MlC. Kumaraswamy told the reporters in Bangalore that he has not taken any money but brought out the harsh realities of today's politics.
“I have already said - no financial transaction has taken place; any kind of inquiry can be held. “....if anyone wants let them raise the issue in the Assembly (which is now holding its session), I'm ready for the discussion,” Kumaraswamy said.
JDs leader Kumaraswamy is caught in a controversy after Saturday'srelease of an audio CD about him purportedly telling the supporters of MlC seat aspirant Vijugowda Patil, a JDS leader from Bijapur district, about the demand for money from his party MlAs.
In the CD whose clips were aired on local TV channels, Kumaraswamy was purportedly heard telling the supporters of Patil, “Each MlA (of JDS) is asking for one crore. They are saying you make anybody the MlC. At another point, Kumaraswamy was heard saying “40 people (JDS MlAs) are asking for 40 crore... This is my fate.”
However the major opposition BJP refused to raise the issue in the ongoing assembly by saying it was an internal matter of JDS.