Bengaluru: As the election day inches closer, the tweet war between incumbent Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa has intensified. In his tweets posted on the evening of April 12, Siddharamiah has challenged Yeddyurappa to debate on development and demanded answers to 10 questions.
Earlier in the day, Yeddyurappa had tweeted, “The Congress govt in Karnataka has failed miserably on all fronts. #10PercentCM @siddaramaiah has nothing to go to the voters except his misrule and misgovernance. The state is in dire need of a govt which can fulfill the aspirations of 6.5 Cr Kannadigas.”
The Congress govt in Karnataka has failed miserably on all fronts. #10PercentCM @siddaramaiah has nothing to go to the voters except his misrule and misgovernance. The state is in dire need of a govt which can fulfill the aspirations of 6.5 Cr Kannadigas.#ShahInHubli
— B.S. Yeddyurappa (@BSYBJP) April 12, 2018
In retaliation, Siddaramaiah taunted the BJP leader by tweeting, “Big words from the man who turned Karnataka into the most corrupt state, Bengaluru into garbage city & ordered golibar on farmers. Other than baseless allegations what do you have to offer the 6.5Cr Kannadigas? Can you debate development? Please answer questions in this thread.”
Big words from the man who turned Karnataka into the most corrupt state, Bengaluru into garbage city & ordered goli bar on farmers. Other than baseless allegations what do you have to offer the 6.5Cr Kannadigas?
Can you debate development? Please answer questions in this thread. https://t.co/a5AD2N7w6O
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 12, 2018
Siddaramiah posted these 10 question to Yeddyurappa on the thread:
- Do you support the aspiration of Kannadigas to a strong Kannada identity with a Nada-Dhwaja?
- Do you support the aspirations of the followers of Basaveshwara for an independent religion?
- Do you support mediation by the Prime Minister for an immediate resolution to Mahadayi?
- Do you support waiver by central govt of agri. loans lent by commercial banks?
- A farmer committed suicide in Yavatmal, Maharashtra & blamed PM for it. What is the BJP Govt doing about it? When you blame us for farmers’ suicides, you must also tell what you are going to do?
- You denotified 100s of acres of BDA lands thus killing several layouts and depriving Bengalureans of homes. Why did you do it? How can Bengalureans trust you again?
- You let the Reddy brothers loot more than 25,000 crores of mineral wealth. Why were you so helpless?
- Anna Bhagya gives 7KG free rice/ month/ person to about 4 cr people. We give milk to 1 cr children. What will you do differently?
- The three CMs of BJP built 6 KM of metro in 5 years. We have built 36 KM of Metro in 5 years. We are building phase II & preparing for phase III.
- We have got GoI to sanction Sub-Urban Rail. We are bringing in Electric Buses. We will increase BMTC fleet. What is your solution to traffic congestion?
He also asked the BJP leader to stop the baseless allegations and to talk to the voter about the vision he envisages for the state.
1 Do you support the aspiration of Kannadigas to a strong Kannada identity with a Nada-Dhwaja?
2 Do you support the aspirations of the followers of Basaveshwara for an independent religion?
3 Do you support medition by the Prime Minister for an immeidate resolution to #Mahadayi ?— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 12, 2018
4 Do you support waiver by central govt of agri. loans lent by commercial banks?
5 A farmer committed suicide in Yavatmal, Maharashtra & blamed PM for it. What is the BJP Govt doing about it? When you blame us for farmers’ suicides, you must also tell what you are going to do?— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 12, 2018
6 You denotified 100s of acres of BDA lands thus killing several layouts and depriving Bengalureans of homes. Why did you do it? How can Bengalureans trust you again?
7 You let the Reddy brothers loot more than 25,000 crores of mineral wealth. Why were you so helpless?— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 12, 2018
8 Anna Bhagya gives 7KG free rice/ month/ person to about 4 cr people. We give milk to 1 cr children. What will you do differently?
9 The three CMs of BJP built 6 KM of metro in 5 years. We have built 36 KM of Metro in 5 years. We are building phase II & preparing for phase III.— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 12, 2018
10 We have got GoI to sanction Sub-Urban Rail. We are brining in Electric Buses. We will increase BMTC fleet. What is your solution to traffic congestion?
Talk to the voter about vision & stop baseless allegations. #navakarnatakanirmana
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 12, 2018
Retorting to the tweet, Yeddyurappa reminded that the CM was yet respond to his earlier questions and also promised to answer the 10 questions asked by Siddaramiah. The tweet read, “Dear CM @siddaramiah my earlier set of questions posed to you which were in the best interest of the people are still unanswered… Lest you forget, you are answerable to the people. By the way, you shall soon see a response to all your questions.”
Dear CM @siddaramaiah, my earlier set of questions posed to you which were in the best interest of the people are still unanswered. Lest you forget, you are answerable to the people.https://t.co/xbZhLUjbg7
By the way, you shall soon see a response to all your questions. https://t.co/HPPiLY0O1R
— B.S. Yeddyurappa (@BSYBJP) April 12, 2018
