'Do not think PM wants to destabilise coalition govt in Karna'

Senior JD(S) leader H D Deve Gowda Monday said he did not think Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished to destabilise the ruling coalition in Karnataka, but sought to know whether BJP Chief Amit Shah was guiding the state unit to do so.

"Whether the party President (Shah) is guiding them or...I dont think the Prime Minister wants to destabilisehe has got some responsibility," Gowda told reporters here.

However, attempts were being made by the BJP's state unit under the leadership of its Chief B S Yeddyurappa, the JD(S) supremo alleged.

"...BJP is a national party, if the state party (unit) is moving forward, in other words it means they have the permission of the central party.

Speaking to reporters here, he said, "the state unit normally...the leader of the opposition and the party (state) president (Yeddyurapa) who was there for three days as Chief Minister, naturally he has been hurt, having lost the gaddi (seat) of Chief Minister in three days, so it is natural..."