"JD-S need not get certificate from Siddaramaiah": Kumaraswamy

Mangalore, Aug 27 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, sharply reacting to the remarks made by the former Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah, today said that his party need not get any certificate from him ( Mr. Siddaramaiah) on the functioning of the JD(S)-BJP coalition government.

Speaking to newsmen here on the sidelines of a function, he said that Mr Siddaramaiah and other Congress leaders were day dreaming about imposition of President rule in the state.

Replying to a question, he said that the people of the state would give certificate to the present coalition government about its functioning.

"Let him (Mr Siddaramaiah) better review his own performance during his tenure as Deputy Chief Ministership and then talk", he added.

Referring to opposition by the people of Daxina Kannada to the proposed Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) project, Mr Kumaraswamy appealed that the people should cooperate for the project in the best interest of the economic and industrial development of the region. Without development there would be no progress and people should not be oppose for the sake of mere opposition, he added.

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