Bengaluru, May 24 -- Union Minister and JD(S) State President HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Congress government, alleging that it was misleading people over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to cover up its own failures.

Speaking to reporters at the party's state office, Kumaraswamy said, "The Congress is spreading propaganda about the SIR in the state. This is a ploy to divert public attention and hide its failures. They keep raising one issue or another just to stay in the news."

"They spoke only about MGNREGA for days. Now they have taken up SIR. People gave them a chance to work, but they have no intention of working for the people. They are using this issue to distract the public,"...