CM Siddaramaiah is a 'litte aggressive' leader: Chaluvarayaswamy

Mandya: Justifying Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for losing his temper at a programme in Belagavi recently, Agriculture and Mandya District In-charge Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy said, "Siddaramaiah is a 'little aggressive' leader."

He was speaking to media persons in the city on Wednesday.

The chief minister raised his hand against a police officer in a fit of anger and due to security lapse, Chaluvarayaswamy said.

"It was not intentional. As it was not possible to find any mistake against Siddaramaiah, the vested interests talk about such issues. The BJP has to create such debates for their political gains."

The minister said, "The BJP government is in power at the Centre. Let the Union government take suitable decision on the terror attack. Along with the compensation, the Union government should provide jobs to the kin of those killed in the Pahalgam terrorist attack. They should take precautions, to ensure that such incidents do not recur. We will support whatever decision is taken by the Centre. But, the BJP's culture is to do politics even in death. We are against it."

Agri university

"The government has approved a Agriculture University in Mandya. JD(S) leaders H D Kumaraswamy and H D Deve Gowda did not oppose it directly. But, they expressed their views through H D Revanna. He opposed it during the Assembly Session and also staged a protest. Kumaraswamy and Deve Gowda show hatred towards Mandya district. But, I am in favour of the development of the district. I had appealed for the establishment of an agricultural university in Mandya," the Minister said.

Commenting on his son Sachin Chaluvarayaswamy's entry into the cooperative elections, he said, "I cannot say anything about Sachin's political future now. It is the decision of the locals on the selection of Sachin in the Agricultural Credit Cooperative Society. His future politics will be decided as per the situation."