Bangalore, Sep 7: Former Karnataka Minister and senior Congress leader H Vishwanath today charged Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy with using 'blackmailing tactics' in handing over power to his coalition partner BJP. Talking to newsmen here, he said the JD(S) should transfer power on October 3, as agreed during the formation of the coalition government.

''Mr Kumaraswamy had humiliated Deputy Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa by creating confusion in handing over the Chief Minister's post to him,'' he alleged.

Mr Vishwanath alleged the Chief Minister was busy in handling the transfer of officials in pivotal posts depending on various counts before the actual transfer of power took place.

Mr Vishwanath also criticised JD(S) National President and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda 'for amassing wealth by his family members and they were now no more called as 'Mannina Makkalu' or Sons of the Soil but zaminadars for owning lands.'



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