Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jan 8: Chief minister Siddaramaiah in a sharp attack on his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath on Sunday January 8 said that the UP chief minister has a lot to learn from Karnataka.
The twitter war of words between the two CMs arose over the issue of starvation deaths and farmer suicides.
It all started after Adityanath launched a scathing attack against Siddaramaiah for calling himself a Hindu and Siddaramiah replied by telling Yogi about the Karnataka model of governance with a reference to a reported starvation death in UP. Yogi in reply reminded Siddaramiah of failings in Karnataka by pointing at farmer suicides.
Siddaramaiah tweeted, "I welcome UP CM Shri @myogiadityanath to our state. There is a lot you can learn from us Sir. When you are here please visit a Indira Canteen & a ration shop. It will help you address the starvation deaths sometimes reported from your state. #YogiInBengaluru."
Yogi Adityanath was in the state on Sunday to participate in BJP's state-wide Parivartana Yatra.
"Let Yogi Adityanath set right the jungle raj in Uttar Pradesh first, save the children dying in hospitals before advising us," Siddaramaiah said in an earlier tweet.
Later in the night, Yogi Adityanath replied to Siddaramaiah.
"Thank you for the welcome @siddaramaiah ji. I heard number of farmers committing suicide in Karnataka was highest in your regime, not to mention the numerous deaths and transfer of honest officers. As UP CM I am working to undo the misery and lawlessness unleashed by your allies," the UP CM tweeted.
Earlier in the day, Adityanath attacked Siddaramaiah during BJP's Parivartana Yatra in Bengaluru and questioned him as to why he was promoting beef if he was a true Hindu as he claimed. He had further said that Siddaramaiah realized that he is Hindu only because elections are ahead.