HDK entered cooperative election due to GTD: Sa Ra

JD(S) MLA Sa Ra Mahesh on Wednesday, said that JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy and himself were involved in the election to the Mysore District Co-Operative Milk Producers’ Societies Union ((MyMUL) as MLA G T Devegowda hatched a conspiracy to finish off JD(S) cooperatives.

In a press conference here, Mahesh, who took severe exception to Devegowda, who is away from party activities, and said, it became inevitable for Kumaraswamy to enter the cooperative election because of Devegowda, who supported the opposition parties in the previous elections.

In the Legislative Council election too, Devegowda voted for BJP’s Laxman Savadi and in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) he remained absent to create problem for the JD(S).

“Directors for MyMUL would have been elected unanimously if JD(S) was united. We got three seats out of 15 and we are satisfied. The JD(S) lost two seats as 86 of the votes were invalid,” Mahesh said.

Defending the JD(S) move to field the candidates, Mahesh said, “The party decided on it only after February 26. JD(S) will take necessary steps to strengthen the party in the cooperative sector in future. The results of MyMUL was on expected lines.”

Taking exception to Devegowda, for comparing Mahesh to ‘Shakuni’ of Mahabharata and ‘Manthara’ of Ramayana, Mahesh said, “There would be no Mahabharata, if Shakuni was not there. Similarly, there would be no Ramayana if Manthara was not there. Rama Rajya would not have been established.”

Claiming that Devegowda had hatched a conspiracy to defeat him in the 2013 and 2018 Assembly elections, Mahesh said, “I know what you (GTD) have done to defeat me. I will reveal it soon. I was silent due to the respect on you. I will speak out if you repeatedly target me”.

Mahesh asked Devegowda if he wants to finish off JD(S), Kumaraswamy, Sa Ra Mahesh and JD(S) workers. “JD(S) workers, including me, accepted Devegowda as our leader. Even now, we are ready to face elections under his leadership,” he said.