Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, Feb 11: Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy has accused the government in the center led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of exhibiting low class politics for not inviting him for the official programme of the PM in Hubballi - Dharwad.

Speaking to the media on Sunday, February 10, Kumaraswamy said, "The state bears its share of 50% on all railway projects. Still no official invitation is sent to me for the government programme in which the Prime Minister was participating. This shows the petty politics played by the Prime Minister. I do not have any ill-feeling or objection for the BJP party event that they are organizing. However, they should have had the basic courtesy of inviting me for the government function."

The programmes attended by Modi on Sunday, February 10 in the twin cities of Hubballi - Dharwad included the foundation stone laying ceremony of the proposed new IIT building at Dharwad and gas pipeline projects, in addition to addressing a political rally in Hubballi.

The Congress leaders also cried foul on the behaviour of the central government and said that it is an insult to the chief minister Kumaraswamy. KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao said that the Modi government is taking the credit of the establishment of IIT in Dharwad but they have forgotten that the state government has provided 500 acres of prime land for this dream to become a reality.

Joining in the bashing of Modi, D K Shivakumar, minister for water resources said, "The protocol is not followed in this case. Just printing the name of H D Kumaraswamy is not enough. He is the chief minister of the state and should have received a personal invitation. The CM wanted to take part in the event. But he was ignored. This is a huge insult to our state."