Karnataka Polls: Siddaramaiah blasts PM Modi, says fight election with dignity

Bengaluru : Blasting PM Narendra Modi over his speech on Sunday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Mr PM is 'morally unfit to be the Prime Minister'.

Siddaramaiah slammed PM Modi for calling Congress a "10 per cent commission government", and claimed that he should fight elections with dignity as BJP is 'shielding looters like former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who had gone to jail on corruption charges'.

"It is a shame that Modi who is branding our government as corrupt and 10 per cent commission government has declared a man (Yeddyurappa) who had been to jail on corruption charge as BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate in Karnataka," Siddaramaiah said. 

"We need not learn lessons from these looters," Siddaramaiah added.

"Prime Minister Modi is morally unfit to be the Prime Minister. He is supporting and facilitating corruption," Siddaramaiah alleged.

Reacting sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement saying countdown has begun for Congress, he said "countdown for the Prime Minister has begun not for his government".

Siddaramaiah also attacked BJP chief Amit Shah and state BJP chief BS Yedduyurappa and said, "BJP president was involved in a murder case... Here (in Karnataka) also they are projecting a Chief Minister candidate (BS Yedduyurappa) who has been to jail."