<p class="title">Calling Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy an "Accidental CM", the opposition BJP has taken a jibe at him over his Singapore visit to celebrate the new year, at a time when most parts of the state are reeling under drought.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"After new govt was formed 377 farmers have ended their lives 156 talukas declared drought-hit, loan waiver has still not been done, Karnataka has slipped to a debt-ridden state & here we have the so-called son of soil CM @hd_kumaraswamy celebrating new year in Singapore (sic)," the Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said in a tweet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"If there was a movie titled #AccidentalCM who will play the role of @hd_kumaraswamy?" it said in another tweet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kumaraswamy would go abroad with family Saturday night on a personal visit and return on the night of January 1, 2019, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a statement on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to CMO officials, it has been a practice for the Janata Dal (Secular) leader to celebrate the new year with family for the last few years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The chief minister's foreign visit comes at a time when voices of displeasure have emerged from his own party, the JD(S), against the ruling alliance partner, the Congress.</p>.<p class="bodytext">JD(S) workers and leaders have openly expressed their unhappiness against the Congress on a host of issues, including the appointment of heads to boards and corporations that are yet to be finalised.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to sources, the Congress is said to have forwarded its list of 19 legislators to head boards and corporations to the chief minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The move has irked the JD(S) leadership as they were not consulted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Also, the Congress recommending the names of some of its legislators as heads of boards and corporations under departments controlled by JD(S) ministers has angered the regional party. </p>
<p class="title">Calling Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy an "Accidental CM", the opposition BJP has taken a jibe at him over his Singapore visit to celebrate the new year, at a time when most parts of the state are reeling under drought.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"After new govt was formed 377 farmers have ended their lives 156 talukas declared drought-hit, loan waiver has still not been done, Karnataka has slipped to a debt-ridden state & here we have the so-called son of soil CM @hd_kumaraswamy celebrating new year in Singapore (sic)," the Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said in a tweet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"If there was a movie titled #AccidentalCM who will play the role of @hd_kumaraswamy?" it said in another tweet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kumaraswamy would go abroad with family Saturday night on a personal visit and return on the night of January 1, 2019, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a statement on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to CMO officials, it has been a practice for the Janata Dal (Secular) leader to celebrate the new year with family for the last few years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The chief minister's foreign visit comes at a time when voices of displeasure have emerged from his own party, the JD(S), against the ruling alliance partner, the Congress.</p>.<p class="bodytext">JD(S) workers and leaders have openly expressed their unhappiness against the Congress on a host of issues, including the appointment of heads to boards and corporations that are yet to be finalised.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to sources, the Congress is said to have forwarded its list of 19 legislators to head boards and corporations to the chief minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The move has irked the JD(S) leadership as they were not consulted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Also, the Congress recommending the names of some of its legislators as heads of boards and corporations under departments controlled by JD(S) ministers has angered the regional party. </p>