Modi vs. Siddaramaiah: A Plane-ly Political Rivalry Ignites in Karnataka

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• Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his cabinet colleague B.J. After a video of Zameer Ahmed Khan went viral, the BJP slammed the Congress government for ‘flaunting rich fortune and luxurious lifestyle’.
• In the video, Mr Siddaramaiah and Mr Khan are seen in a private jet, which also has a small logo of Mr Khan.
• BJP leader B. Y. Vijayendra said the video is a symbol of “bigotry” and shows that the Congress government does not care about the poverty of the state.
• He said it was “highly inappropriate” for Mr Siddaramaiah to travel in a luxurious private plane from Delhi to Bengaluru when the state was battling severe drought conditions.
• Mr Siddaramaiah, in reply, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi also travels in a private plane and goes alone. He said BJP leaders talk “stupidly”.
  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his cabinet colleague B.J. After a video of Zameer Ahmed Khan went viral, the BJP slammed the Congress government for ‘flaunting rich fortune and luxurious lifestyle’.

In the video, Mr Siddaramaiah and Mr Khan are seen in a private jet. Mr Khan is seen walking inside the jet with the song ‘Dekho dekho dekho chalta hai Sultan, dekho dekho dekho lalkar hai Sultan’ playing in the background. It has a small logo with Mr Khan’s picture.

Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra, in a post on Well, with farmers facing the worst crisis of crop loss and no rain and hardly any development work starting, @CMofKarnataka and his team of cabinet ministers are trying to flaunt their rich fortunes and luxurious lifestyle on the poor young women of the state. Can only think about!”.

“By the way, he was travelling in this luxurious plane to ask for funds for drought relief work! What a travesty of our crisis! It is very easy for @INCIndia ministers to spend taxpayers’ money!” Mr Vijayendra said in a social media post.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi also said it was “highly inappropriate” for Mr Siddaramaiah to travel in a luxurious private plane from Delhi to Bengaluru when the state was battling severe drought conditions.

When asked about Mr Vijayendra’s post, Mr Siddaramaiah retorted, “How does Narendra Modi travel? You tell me first. Please ask this question to the BJP people – in which plane does Narendra Modi travel?” He travels alone. Why does he travel alone? BJP leaders will keep saying anything stupid.”