The Congress party in Mysuru has hit out at Mysuru MP Pratap Simmha for levelling “baseless” allegations against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after the arrest of his brother Vikram Simha in a tree felling case in Belur taluk.
Reacting to Mr. Simmha’s charge that the arrest of his brother in the illegal tree felling case was part of Mr. Siddaramaiah’s efforts to facilitate his son Yathindra’s election from Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency in the coming elections, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) spokesperson M. Lakshmana said the Mysuru MP was making allegations against Mr. Siddaramaiah without any basis to generate public “sympathy” in his favour.
He said there were no plans in the Congress party to field Mr. Yathindra from Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency. During a recent meeting of the party to identify probable candidates, Mr. Yathindra’s name was not among the 14 persons who had submitted applications for the party ticket.
