Stating that the Janata Dal (Secular) would unconditionally support any honest effort by the government to uplift the oppressed sections of society, former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to ‘stop bluffing’.
On January 30, he told mediapersons, “Why are you (Mr. Siddaramaiah) not accepting the H. Kanthraj Commission report (on socio economic survey, or caste census) if it was ready long back? Instead, you are accusing Basavaraj Bommai and me of not accepting the report. It has been nearly one year since you came to power. If you have the guts, accept the report. In fact, it is not Kanthraj’s report, but you got it written. Your own party leaders are stating that there are problems in the report.”
He accused the Chief Minister of organising a convention of oppressed classes and speaking about accepting the Kanthraj Commission report because Lok Sabha elections are approaching.
