PM Narendra Modi calling KS Eshwarappa is an act condoning corruption: Congress

MANGALURU: AICC spokesperson Charan Singh Sapra said Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling Eshwarappa was an act condoning corruption.
Referring to the video of former minister KS Eshwarappa doing the rounds on social media, the Congress leader told reporters here on Friday that by calling Eshwarappa, the PM has put a stamp of approval on his corruption.
“Eshwarappa is saying that PM Narendra Modi has called him personally and requested him to campaign for the BJP’s victory in some parts of Karnataka. Our contention is that the PM calling Eshwarappa, a brashtachari, directly, is an act condoning the corrupt practices of Eshwarappa. I would like to ask the Prime Minister whether he called the family of Santhosh Patil (the contractor who committed suicide), who was aligned to the BJP. The Prime Minister never offered condolences to his family, but he has called up Eshwarappa. This shows how desperate the BJP is,” Sapra said.
Further, he lashed out at a statement by BJP president JP Nadda at Haveri that Karnataka should not miss out on the blessings of Prime Minister Modi. “During his speech in Haveri after the nomination of chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, BJP national chief JP Nadda said ‘I appeal to you to vote for the BJP so that Karnataka is not deprived of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's blessings. Our country follows democracy and there is no space for dictatorship. Narendra Modi is just a representative like any other MLA and MP who are elected by the people and serve them for the welfare of our country. He is not any God who has special power to bless the people of Karnataka,” he said, adding that Narendra Modi and Karnataka BJP are more a trouble for Karnataka than a blessing.
The triple-engine BJP government in Maharashtra, Karnataka and at the Centre has manufactured the state border issue with Maharashtra for electoral gains, he said, adding that 865 border villages have been included under the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana health scheme despite the border dispute being subjudice before the Supreme Court.
“BJP MLA Shivraj Patil demanded that Raichur be merged with Telangana and minister Anand Singh wants to divide Karnataka into two and make Vijayanagara the capital of North Karnataka. The BJP government denied Kannadigas their right to have their own identity with the state flag. The Central government deliberately delayed the in-principle approval accorded to the Mahadayi project and failed to approve Mekedatu project,” he said.