Daijiworld Media Network

Bengaluru, May 14: Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has put speculations to rest by stating he is sticking to his previous stand by not contesting the next assembly elections.

Siddaramaiah’s statement that he will become CM if people bless him next time had created a buzz in the political circles.

“What is wrong to react to people’s requests? When they said I should become a CM in a public meeting, I just reacted to the situation,” he clarified.

He further said that he cannot lock people’s mouth when they express their views. “Some Congress leaders say that I will be CM if people support Congress in the 2023 assembly polls. No one said that should be the CM right now,” he told reporters.

He further took a dig at Yeddyurappa who claims that he will become CM again. “He had a chance but failed to prove the majority. He will end up being a laughing stock if he keeps repeating the statement,” he said.

With regard to H Vishwanath’s statements, Siddaramaiah said he will follow the ‘coalition dharma’ and take up the issue in the coordination committee meeting and refused to discuss it publicly.

Siddaramaiah is currently the coalition government coordination committee chairman. Vishwanath had taken a dig at Siddaramaiah that the administration during his tenure as CM was ‘nothing special'.