<p>JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda on Saturday said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has a violent streak in him. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Gowda criticised Siddaramaiah for being "hot-tempered" and "thuggish".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I have seen Siddaramaiah trying to assault somebody. There have been many such occasions where I have prevented him from attacking his fellow politicians in meetings. Once, he tried to hit K H Srinivas (former minister) in Shivamogga. That time also I had intervened. Unfortunately, instead of toning down his behaviour, he continues to be as hot-tempered as ever," the former prime minister added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, speaking after inaugurating the JD(S) state legal cell executive meeting, Gowda rued that the office of the Legislative Assembly Speaker was corruption-ridden. He added that the incumbent Speaker was lowring the dignity of his office.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The elected representatives were misusing their freedom of speech and stooping to the lowest levels in the name of competition. It was difficult to set right the system, Gowda added.</p>
<p>JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda on Saturday said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has a violent streak in him. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Gowda criticised Siddaramaiah for being "hot-tempered" and "thuggish".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I have seen Siddaramaiah trying to assault somebody. There have been many such occasions where I have prevented him from attacking his fellow politicians in meetings. Once, he tried to hit K H Srinivas (former minister) in Shivamogga. That time also I had intervened. Unfortunately, instead of toning down his behaviour, he continues to be as hot-tempered as ever," the former prime minister added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, speaking after inaugurating the JD(S) state legal cell executive meeting, Gowda rued that the office of the Legislative Assembly Speaker was corruption-ridden. He added that the incumbent Speaker was lowring the dignity of his office.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The elected representatives were misusing their freedom of speech and stooping to the lowest levels in the name of competition. It was difficult to set right the system, Gowda added.</p>
