Bengaluru, May 1 -- Congress MLA BK Hariprasad on Friday dismissed speculation over his meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, calling it a "courtesy call" and saying there was "no curiosity" attached to it, after the Congress MLA held a meeting with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his official residence.

Speaking to ANI, Hariprasad said he had not met Siddaramaiah for three months due to his engagements with the West Bengal election and the Haryana Rajya Sabha elections.

"There is no curiosity. It's a courtesy call. Since three months, I had not met him because I was busy with the West Bengal election and the Haryana Rajya Sabha elections. It's just a courtesy call, nothing else," he said

He added that Kharge's word as Con...