JDS will corner BJP govt on flood relief management:Deve Gowda

Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Friday said JD(S) will corner the BJP government bothinside and outside the assembly over floodrelief and "delay" in securing funds from the centre.

The JD(S) patriarch claimed a larger opinion wasgetting shaped against the Narendra Modi-led government atthe Centre, with even staunch BJP and RSS supporters expressing strong displeasure over its "conduct" and "inaction" on the part of party MPs from the state, over the delay in central relief.

Pointing out that he hascome through struggle in his long political career,he said JD(S) would take out a padayatra on the flood relief issue here on October 10, in which party leaders, including himself and former MLAs, zilla and panchayat members, would take part.

"Itwill be a peaceful protest," he told reporters.

Gowda said party MLAs and Kumaraswamy would raise the issue in the assembly."We don't have any problem in passing of anybills (budget related), but issues should be discussed."
"If the report was not okay, at least the interimrelief should have been announced...what is the trouble inthat?"
Around seven lakh people were shifted to safe areas and
"I think they (BJP central leaders) think that whatever they do, people are with them. Opposition parties arealso not strong," he said, adding people of this country weremature and would teach them a lesson "at the right time."