Raichur:
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday mentioned BJP MP Pratap Simha is scared and that’s the reason he’s saying that my son Yathindra will contest in opposition to him within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Mysuru-Kodagu constituency.
The chief minister mentioned the choice to provide tickets are based mostly on the suggestions of MLAs, native leaders and occasion workplace bearers of the constituencies and never based mostly on particular person selection.
“Pratap Simha (Mysuru-Kodagu BJP MP) is scared, that is why he’s saying that Yathindra will contest. Neither I nor Yathindra have mentioned that he (Yathindra) will contest the election,” Siddaramaiah instructed reporters right here.
The chief minister mentioned state City Growth Minister Suresha B S (Byrathi) has been appointed as an observer for Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency.
Suresha has submitted his report on the potential candidates based mostly on which the choice can be taken, he defined.
The chief minister’s response comes after Simha lately mentioned Yathindra could also be fielded from Mysuru.
The BJP MP had expressed his apprehension when his brother Vikram Simha was arrested in a tree felling case.
Accusing Siddaramaiah of framing his brother unnecessarily in a false case, he alleged that the CM is defaming him via this case to arrange the bottom for his son Yathindra to contest from the Mysuru-Kodagu constituency in opposition to him.
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