Bengaluru, Oct 13 (PTI) Karnataka minister R Roshan Baig was at the centre of a controversy today for hurling anexpletive at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, triggering an angryreaction from the BJP which demanded his resignation.
Baig made the remark in his address to Congress workersof Pulikeshinagar assembly constituency, which has a largeTamil population, in the city three days ago.
It stirred a huge controversy as the video clipping ofhis speech, delivered in Tamil, was aired by TV channels heretoday.
"When Modi was voted to power as prime minister, hissupporters said he is our son. But, now what has happened?He banned Rs 1000 note. Banned Rs 500 note. Now, these verysame people are chiding him," he said and went on to use anexpletive.
Continuing further, Baig said, "...it is not theCongressmen, but Gujaratis and Marwaris, who had supportedBJP, who are saying this." The remarks of Baig, who is the urban developmentminister, drew flak from BJP with the party Lok Sabha memberShobha Karandlaje, charging it was only a manifestation of the"Congress culture".
She said Baig should apologise and that Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah should drop him from the ministry.
BJP spokesman Madhusudhan said Modi was the primeminister not for BJP but for the entire country.
"Baig should mind his language. Otherwise, we will becompelled to hit back in the language he understands," hesaid.
Former prime minister and JDS supremo H D Deve Gowdasaid he disapproved of the expletive used by Baig.
"Whatever maybe one's emotions....one should not crosslimits...one should speak about issues and mind the languageused," he said. PTI BDN RA VS TVSGSN.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.