Kumaraswamy will listen to Modi, says Deve Gowda

Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda has said, “I will not contest Lok Sabha elections at any cost. I am 92 years old now and I have two more years in Rajya Sabha. The Upper House is enough for me. During elections, I will campaign for BJP and JD(S) candidates. I will go to any constituency for campaigning. I have the capacity to talk and my memory power is good.” Deve Gowda did not refute reports that his son, former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, was likely to be inducted into the Union Cabinet. Gowda only said he had no information on such a possibility. Talking to newsmen in Bangaluru,he said it all depends on Modi.“Let us see what Modi says and Kumaraswamy will listen to the PM. If that situation arises, we will discuss and decide about it,” he added.
Gowda said his grandson, the sitting MP Prajwal Revanna, will be re-elected. “There is no doubt about it. Prajwal will contest from Hassan. Modi will also bless him,” Gowda said. Gowda also appreciated the ‘Yuva Nidhi’ scheme of the Congress government.“It is indeed a good programme and there is nothing wrong in giving financial assistance to youth.Let them give it to all youngsters,” he said.

(Dr Mysi Patil, State Correspondent)