"Will Congress Tolerate You Becoming PM?" HD Devegowda To M Kharge

Taking part in the farewell to retiring members in Rajya Sabha, JD(S) leader HD Devegowda took exception to Mr Kharge's remark that he changed his political course in the fag end of his life.

Former prime minister HD Devegowda on Thursday took a dig at the high command culture of the Congress and asked its president Mallikarjun Kharge if the party would tolerate his becoming the prime minister of the country.

Taking part in the farewell to retiring members in Rajya Sabha, JD(S) leader HD Devegowda took exception to Mr Kharge's remark that he changed his political course in the fag end of his life.

His support to the BJP was to save his party [JD(S)] from "some of the Congressmen" who wanted to destroy it, HD Devegowda said.