Hassan: Commenting on the NICE allegations, former prime minister and JD(S) supreme H D Deve Gowda said, “They claim that the NICE project is Deve Gowda’s brainchild. But no one knows who the midwife was. Let the people …

Hassan: Commenting on the NICE allegations, former prime minister and JD(S) supreme H D Deve Gowda said, “They claim that the NICE project is Deve Gowda’s brainchild. But no one knows who the midwife was. Let the people decide on it”.Speaking to reporters in Hassan, on Tuesday, he said, “A ‘sadana samiti’ was constituted when Siddaramaiah was Chief Minister and Kagodu Thimmappa the Speaker. One person from Hassan district was the member of the samiti”, he said without mentioning Minister K M Shivalingegowda’s name.This convention has sent a message to our opponents that JD(S) is strong: H D Devegowda”People may think that Deve Gowda is speaking like a madman, at the age of 93. Let me say this: No one can hide the truth. God knows the truth, but he waits”, he said.”Moreover, the judgments delivered by the High Court regarding the project are publicly available. The NICE company tried to secure a stay to the High Court’s order at the Supreme Court. But it was not successful”, he said.Deve Gowda said that he would convene a press meet on November 2 and discuss the issue in detail and added, “Let the people decide after understanding the facts of the project”.NICE land diversion project: H D Kumaraswamy alleges ‘divinity’ deal between D K Shivakumar & bizman, threatens mass farmers’ movementJD(S)-BJPCommenting on the political developments, Deve Gowda said that it is already clear that the JD(S) and BJP will fight together against the Congress in the upcoming Council elections.”BJP leader B S Yediyurappa has clearly spoken on this. Both JD(S) and BJP will join hands in the upcoming election. Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Leader of Opposition R Ashoka, BJP state president B Y Vijayendra and leaders of both the parties will work for the victory of four MLC candidates”, he said.

Source: Deccan Herald