Karnataka Congress chief BK Hariprasad hit out on the BJP, saying that those that are labelling his occasion as “Tipu Sultan party” have been “British bootlickers” through the nation’s freedom motion. His comment drew a pointy response from the BJP, with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi focusing on Hariprasad, saying he “has been treated worse than a boot within his own party”.
Karnataka Congress chief BK Hariprasad launched a scathing assault on the BJP, claiming that not one individual from the occasion had sacrificed their lives for the nation on the time of the liberty battle. He additionally stated that his occasion stood with those that fought for independence and towards colonial rule.
“Close to seven lakh people sacrificed their lives during the freedom struggle. Ask them (the BJP) to name one person from the Hindutva party who sacrificed for the country. They were all bootlickers of the British. Let them not teach us that we should follow Tipu Sultan or someone else,” the Congress MLC advised reporters.
“The Congress stands with those who fought against the British during the freedom struggle. We oppose those who supported the British. Anyone labelling our Congress party as Tipu Sultan party is a British bootlicker, and we have no interest in learning from such individuals,” he asserted.
Hariprasad’s comment adopted BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal hitting out at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, accusing him of appeasing a sure group after the state authorities declared that it was mulling a call to revoke the hijab ban in government-run universities and faculties, introduced in by the earlier BJP authorities in 2022.
Basanagouda Patil Yatnal had known as Siddaramaiah a “second version of Tipu Sultan”.
BJP REACTS TO ‘BOOTLICKER’ REMARK
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi slammed the Congress chief over his remark.
“BK Hariprasad, who is now talking about boots, the Congress party is treating him worse than a boot. He has indirectly spoken about the Congress party, indirectly criticising the present local leadership of the Congress because of the way they have treated him (Hariprasad),” Joshi hit again.