Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday asserted that the JDS-Congress Government was a ‘strong’ one and ridiculed State BJP president BS Yeddyurappa for repeatedly claiming that the coalition will collapse.
In a series of tweets, he also said the people’s mandate was for continuation of the BJP-led Government at the Centre and not for ‘toppling’ the State Government.
“Yeddyurappa has been saying for the past one year the Government will fall. He will continue to say the same for the next four years. I am confident the Government is strong,” Siddaramaiah said.
Referring to Prime Minister Narenda Modi bowing to the Constitution after being elected leader of the BJP-led NDA on Saturday, he sought to know which article in the Constitution gave the BJP the right to topple a State Government.
Siddaramiah said the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections, in which the BJP won 25 seats, was for continuation of the NDA Government at the Centre and not for toppling the Government in the State and make Yeddyurappa Chief Minister again.