Speaking at the Martyors' Day event organised at KPCC office, he said, "For us, peace is everything, but BJP and JDS have joined hands to disturb that peace. They are doing this because they have their own political axe to grind."
Shivakumar said recently, a large amount of cash was found at the residence of a BJP MLA but the court cleared the legislator stating that the cash belonged to his son.
Answering a question by the reporters on the PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi's statement that Shivakumar alone did not bring the party to power, Dy CM asserted that he never claimed to have brought the party to power alone.
Krishnappa, a senior Congress leader from the most backward OBC Golla community, and her husband Srinivas and more than 750 BJP leaders, including leader K. Narasimhanayak, joined the Congress.
According to official sources, he is seeking the release of "innocent" persons, including some of those booked in connection with the 2022 Hubballi violence
The Lingayats considered to be the highest population were shown as the third largest group and Vokkaligas who were in second position got the fourth position.
Not willing to give any direct response on the issue, Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress President said, "I don't want to respond to it." It is Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the party high command who have to respond to the expression of "such desires", he said.
CBI has registered a case against the then minister of the Karnataka government and others on the allegations of acquisition of disproportionate assets.
