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Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday fired back at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over his “I call him Amavasya” jibe, accusing the CM of resorting to personal attacks instead of addressing the state’s governance failures. Responding to Siddaramaiah’s remarks that mocked him as “Amavasya”, Surya said the comment reflected the Chief Minister’s desperation and appeasement politics. “The Chief Minister has been making personal attacks on me, which does not bring repute to his position. The sun shines whether it’s a full moon day or a half moon day. Perhaps, it’s his appeasement towards those who see the moon for their festivity,” the BJP MP said. Turning the spotlight on the Congress government’s performance, Surya launched a sharp counterattack, alleging that Bengaluru was plagued by civic chaos and lawlessness under Siddaramaiah’s watch. “There is not even one road that is pothole-free. He is incapable of providing even a decent one-kilometre road or a garbage-free city. Recently, there were three rape cases in Bengaluru. Karnataka has lost $15 billion worth of state investment, and the IT minister is busy banning RSS,” he said. Also Read: ‘I Call Him Amavasya’: Siddaramaiah Takes A Swipe At BJP MP Tejasvi Surya The exchange comes after Siddaramaiah had earlier targeted BJP MPs from Karnataka, accusing them of remaining silent over the alleged “injustice” meted out to the state by the Centre. During a public address in Bengaluru earlier this week, he had said, “There’s that MP from the South, Surya, I call him Amavasya, and the other MP, Shobha Karandlaje. They haven’t opened their mouths even once about the injustice to Karnataka.” Siddaramaiah’s comments, which drew criticism from BJP leaders, were part of a broader attack in which he accused the Modi government of withholding Karnataka’s due financial allocations and claimed that the BJP’s central leadership was showing “vengeance” against the state after losing power in 2023.
