Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): In a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that "Hindutva and temple are not anyone's personal property". The 61-year-old Congress leader, one of the key persons instrumental in getting the party back to power in Karnataka, visited the Mahakaleshwar temple, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas, here.
Shivakumar arrived in the holy city on Saturday night at around 8.00 pm and took blessings of Baba Kalbhairav. On Sunday morning, accompanied by local Congress leaders, the Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister attended the 'Bhasma Aarti' of Lord Mahakal. Later speaking to reporters, Shivakumar exuded confidence that Congress will come to power in Madhya Pradesh, where elections are scheduled to be held in or before November 2023.
He lashed out at the BJP saying, "Hindutva and the temple are not anyone's personal property." According to Shivakumar, like Karnataka, the people of Madhya Pradesh were also troubled by the "corruption of BJP" and so the victory of Congress was certain in the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly elections.
"This time the double-engine government will also change in Madhya Pradesh. Several Congress leaders including former Chief Ministers Kamalnath and Digvijay Singh are working together for the success of the party," he said. Shivakumar further said that in Madhya Pradesh, Congress will win more seats than it did in the recently held Karnataka polls.
In Karnataka, Congress stormed to power after winning 135 seats in the 224-member house. Siddharaimah was sworn-in as the Chief Minister, while Shivakumar was made the Deputy Chief Minister of the southern state. Shivakumar during his temple visit was accompanied by Congress leaders including MLA Mahesh Parmar, Shobha Ojha, Jeetu Patwari, and others.
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