Bengaluru (Karnataka): Amid signs of rift, Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday said that a few leaders of coalition partner Congress are creating hurdles for candidates of his party JD(S) ahead of the ensuing Lok Sabha elections.
"Few people in Congress tried to create speed breakers for my candidates. I won't let Janata Dal (Secular) workers do the same. The country is important for me. No matter how much they backstab my candidates, JD(S) workers and I won't do the same for 20 seats allocated to Congress in alliance with us," Kumaraswamy told media persons at Mandya.
Earlier on Sunday, Kumaraswamy had slammed Congress Lok Sabha member SP Muddahanumegowda for "unnecessarily" creating disturbance in the state ahead of the polls.
Speaking to media, Kumaraswamy had said, "We all are fighting unitedly but a few people are unnecessarily creating disturbance for their personal gains."
"It is Congress' responsibility to sort out its own issues," he had said.