LS polls: Centre creating scarcity of helicopters in K'TKA,

Karnataka Chief Minister H DKumaraswamy Wednesday accused the Centre of creating scarcity of helicopters in the State to prevent the coalition ofCongress and the JD(S) from reaching out to people.

"The BJP government at the centre has created a scarcity of helicopters so that we cannot reach more people in the State. They have issued directions in this regard.

Such low level politics is being played out in the state," Kumaraswamy said.

Speaking to reporters in Hassan from where his nephew Prajwal Revanna is contesting the Lok Sabha election, Kumarswamy predicted that the 2019 polls would not be a cakewalk for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"This is not going to be a cakewalk for Narendra Modi. There is tremendous difference between 2014 and 2019...

I won'tcomment on that but considering the developments in thecountry, I can say that it will be a tough election for Modi,"the chief minister said.

Kumaraswamy also hit out at the prime minister for reportedly calling the 'Mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) a 'Khichri.'