Yeddyurappa dubs Kumaraswamy a 'non-serious" CM, as govt

: As the Congress-JD(S) coalition government completed six months in office on Friday, state BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa said its survival for six months itself was a big success of the "non serious" Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

The government, he said, has neither any directionnor goal, and alleged that Kumaraswamy has spent half of his days in office by visiting temples and the other half by passing time in posh hotels.

"The big achievement of this government, which has completed six months in office, is making false promises to the people.

Its six months survival itself is a big success ofChief Minister H D Kumaraswamy," Yeddyurappa said.

He demanded to know why farmers were committing suicide 'on a daily basis', if the government, as claimed, had taken steps in the last six months to alleviate the sufferings of the people.

"Even today farmers committed suicidein Mandya and Kalaburgi.

Most shocking is that the farmers who arecommitting suicide are holding the chief minister responsible fortheir deaths" he said in a statement.

On Kumaraswamy's comments that his governmentwas a "child of circumstances", Yeddyurappa said that as far as one'sknowledge goes, a baby born out of circumstances would neitherhave any direction nor a goal to achieve.

"This government, born out of circumstances, has no direction and goal. Surprisingly, the non-serious chief minister Kumaraswamy has spent half of his days in office by visiting temples and the other half by passing time in posh hotels," he added.

On May 23, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy was sworn-in as chief minister at a grand ceremony attended by a galaxy of topleaders and regional satraps in a rare public show of unity, perceived as a possible harbinger of a broad based anti-BJP alliance ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

The Congress and JD(S), which came second and third respectively in the May 12 Karnataka assembly polls, joined hands to form a government in the post poll scenario to keep BJP, the single largest party, out of power.

Yeddyrurappa opined that the only 'achievement' of Kumaraswamy was issuing statements, 'insulting' the people in general and the farmers in particular.

"Power hasgone to his head and has made him speak arrogantly and repeatedly say that if the situation warrants I will put in mypapers and go home.

This kind of statement is an insult tothe people in a democratic set up," he said.

Expressing surprise over Congress leaders' tolerance towards this "non-performing" government and the "arrogance" of the chief minister, who even bullied a woman farmer leader, 'asking her where she had slept for the last four years, he saidthe Chief Minister has disgraced women bysaying so.

Kumaraswamy had clarified that he did not make such a comment todisrespect the woman.

"What I meant was, "why have you woken up to that situation now? Were you sleeping?' I would never disrespect a woman. These are not farmers who are agitating but these are sponsored protests," he had said.

Yeddyurappa said the Congress should be held responsible for all the 'failures' and 'follies'of the Chief Minister and added that people would teach the party a lesson in the coming days.