Udupi : Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the Center has implemented the Citizenship Amendment Act only for the purpose of elections and this is the BJP’s election gimmicks because BJP is afraid of defeat in the Lok Sabha elections.

He was speaking to the media in Udupi today.

Responding to the media’s question about the Chief Minister’s stance on the implementation of the Citizenship Act in the state, he said that BJP kept silent about it for so many years and implemented it just before the elections.

Strength to the party

The CM said that Jayaprakash Hegde’s rejoining the Congress party has given strength to the party in the coastal region.

The CM said that he has no information about the reason behind BJP’s decision to give ticket to Yaduveer without giving to Mysore MP Pratap Sinha this time.