Attempting to give the ‘PayCM’ campaign of the Congress a caste twist, Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar has said that Opposition Congress “always targets major communities” and the ongoing campaign is “trying to dislodge a Lingayat Chief Minister”.
Hitting back, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar said they viewed Mr. Bommai as a Chief Minister and not by his religion or caste and the BJP should stop “diversionary tactics”.