Mysuru, Aug. 8 -- Former MP Prathap Simha has alleged that former CM Siddaramaiah and AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge deliberately weakened the political leadership in their respective regions to promote their sons.
Speaking to reporters in Mysuru yesterday, Simha alleged that Kharge sidelined several leaders in the Kalaburagi region to promote his son Priyank Kharge, now Home Minister, while Siddaramaiah ignored several loyal Congress leaders from the Mysuru region to pave the way for his son, Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, to become the Urban Development Minister.
"Siddaramaiah and Kharge's political selfishness is well known across Karnataka. To push his son forward, Siddaramaiah denied Ministerial positions to seasoned leaders," he sai...