<p>“If the government has any evidence that JDS is a terrorist group, let it ban it and even recommend to Centre”, Kumaraswamy, a former Chief Minister, said reacting to Gowda’s comments made during the campaign for the August 18 bypolls to five assembly seats in the state.<br /><br />Kumaraswamy said such statements coming from a person heading a national political party do not augur well for his own stature and his party.<br /><br />Asked if JDS was willing for a tie-up with Congress in the light of the bypoll outcome, he said “let the congress introspect on the prevailing ground realities.”<br /><br />In the by-elections, BJP and JDS had bagged two seats each and Congress one. <br /><br />Congress, which had held four seats, lost two to BJP and one to JDS.<br /><br />After the JDS candidate’s nomination was rejected on technical grounds in Govindarajanagar in Bangalore, where Housing Minister V Somanna lost, JDS chief H D Deve Gowda had himself canvassed in the constituency calling for support to secular party, apparently referring to Congress. <br /></p>
<p>“If the government has any evidence that JDS is a terrorist group, let it ban it and even recommend to Centre”, Kumaraswamy, a former Chief Minister, said reacting to Gowda’s comments made during the campaign for the August 18 bypolls to five assembly seats in the state.<br /><br />Kumaraswamy said such statements coming from a person heading a national political party do not augur well for his own stature and his party.<br /><br />Asked if JDS was willing for a tie-up with Congress in the light of the bypoll outcome, he said “let the congress introspect on the prevailing ground realities.”<br /><br />In the by-elections, BJP and JDS had bagged two seats each and Congress one. <br /><br />Congress, which had held four seats, lost two to BJP and one to JDS.<br /><br />After the JDS candidate’s nomination was rejected on technical grounds in Govindarajanagar in Bangalore, where Housing Minister V Somanna lost, JDS chief H D Deve Gowda had himself canvassed in the constituency calling for support to secular party, apparently referring to Congress. <br /></p>