Disgruntled Congress leader B.K. Hariprasad, who failed to find a berth in the State cabinet, on Saturday made a snide remark against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at a meeting of the Billava-Idiga community, to which he belongs, setting off a buzz in political circles.
Mr. Hariprasad said they had supported Mr. Siddaramaiah in 2013 with the view that all Other Backward Classes (OBC) should unite to gain power, but alleged that the community had been losing opportunities as it seems to be falling prey to “some conspiracy.”
Referring to him not being made a Minister, Mr. Hariprasad said he would never go asking for a post for himself. He further said that he had played a key role in “making” five Chief Ministers in the country and tauntingly said he also knew “how to bring down a Chief Minister.”
