If Gandhi were alive, he would’ve been corrupt: HDK

Mangalore Today News Network

April 11: ’Impossible to practice politics without corruption Said Kumaraswamy expressing his anguish, as his efforts to bring "corrupt practices" of the Yeddyurappa-led BJP government did not yield expected results.

JD(S) State President H D Kumaraswamy, who has been levelling corruption charges against Yeddyurappa, said it was impossible to practice politics without corruption. "The two (politics and corruption) have become two sides of the same coin these days," he said. Kumaraswamy said, he was trying his best to curb the "immoral" practice of corruption. He however admitted that he accepted donations from the people for the sake of his party.

Reflecting upon today’s political scenario in the country, Kumaraswamy said, "If Mahatma Gandhi was alive today, he would have either fallen prey to corruption or would have shunned politics itself." He asked people of the state to follow Anna Hazare as a role model and come forward to lead a movement against corruption. "There is a dire need for a person like Anna Hazare in Karnataka to fight against corruption."

He expressed anguish that his efforts to bring "corrupt practices" of the B S Yeddyurappa-led BJP government to the fore had not yielded the expected results, despite producing records to substantiate his allegations.

Kumaraswamy claimed that JDS would emerge victorious in the bye-elections to the three assembly constituencies held on April 9 while BJP will be forced to eat humble pie.