‘India is ATM of BJP; Amit Shah worthless’: JD(S), Cong slam Union Home Minister for remarks at Mandya rally

This was in response to Shah’s remarks that when Congress came to power, it transformed the state as “an ATM for Delhi and when JD(S) comes to power, it will become an ATM of a family”. Shah was referring to the Congress and the Gandhi family and the Deve Gowda family of JD(S).

Referring to allegations of 40 per cent commission made by contractors in Karnataka, JD(S) asked, to which ATM had the 40 per cent commission gone? “Whose ATM did the PSI scam fill? The money looted during Covid deaths filled whose coffers? Which ATM was used to fund Operation Lotus?” the JD(S) tweeted.

The only progress made by BJP, which came to power in Karnataka after toppling the H D Kumaraswamy government, was in taking commissions and buying MLAs, the JD(S) said. “BJP means a national team of ATMs,” the party added.

Meanwhile, the Karnataka Congress alleged that while the PM Modi-Amit Shah pair was missing in action when Karnataka was facing problems, they were now eager to visit the state, a clear sign that showed they are only concerned about elections.

“It is impossible for the people of the state to heed the words of a worthless person,” the Karnataka Congress said in a tweet, adding that people would reject the BJP, irrespective of its tactics. The Congress also took a dig at Shah, saying he had failed to sort out the border dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra.

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