<p>JD(S) state spokesperson N R Ravichandregowda asked MLC A H Vishwanath, what sweets were offered to him, when he was taken to Mumbai by the BJP leaders, to topple the JD(S)-Congress government, lead by H D Kumaraswamy.</p>.<p>Addressing a media conference here, on Thursday, Ravichandregowda was reacting to Vishwanath, who on Wednesday, ridiculed the JD(S), describing the party as a child, which favours the person who offers sweets. To a query on JD(S)’s support to the BJP in the Legislative Council, Vishwanath had said that the JD(S) has become like a child between the Congress and the BJP, and will go with whoever offers sweets.</p>.<p>“While he was in the Congress, he describe the party as his mother. When he joined the JD(S), he described former prime minister H D Deve Gowda as a father figure. Now, he is in the BJP. Thus, he should tell how is he related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he asked.</p>.<p>Pointing at the Supreme Court order about the disqualification of Vishwanath, Ravichandregowda said that as a lawyer, who understands its interpretation better, Vishwanath should resign as MLC, if he has self-respect.</p>.<p>“The SC order issued on November 13, 2019, states, a member disqualified under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution shall be subject to sanctions provided under Articles 75(1B), 164(1B) and 361B of the Constitution, which provides for a bar from being appointed as a minister or from holding any remunerative political post from the date of disqualification till the date on which the term of his office would expire or if he is re-elected, whichever is earlier,” he said.</p>
<p>JD(S) state spokesperson N R Ravichandregowda asked MLC A H Vishwanath, what sweets were offered to him, when he was taken to Mumbai by the BJP leaders, to topple the JD(S)-Congress government, lead by H D Kumaraswamy.</p>.<p>Addressing a media conference here, on Thursday, Ravichandregowda was reacting to Vishwanath, who on Wednesday, ridiculed the JD(S), describing the party as a child, which favours the person who offers sweets. To a query on JD(S)’s support to the BJP in the Legislative Council, Vishwanath had said that the JD(S) has become like a child between the Congress and the BJP, and will go with whoever offers sweets.</p>.<p>“While he was in the Congress, he describe the party as his mother. When he joined the JD(S), he described former prime minister H D Deve Gowda as a father figure. Now, he is in the BJP. Thus, he should tell how is he related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he asked.</p>.<p>Pointing at the Supreme Court order about the disqualification of Vishwanath, Ravichandregowda said that as a lawyer, who understands its interpretation better, Vishwanath should resign as MLC, if he has self-respect.</p>.<p>“The SC order issued on November 13, 2019, states, a member disqualified under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution shall be subject to sanctions provided under Articles 75(1B), 164(1B) and 361B of the Constitution, which provides for a bar from being appointed as a minister or from holding any remunerative political post from the date of disqualification till the date on which the term of his office would expire or if he is re-elected, whichever is earlier,” he said.</p>