K.R. Nagar, April 7 -- Maintaining that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah did not care for Vokkaliga community in his long political career, MLC A.H. Vishwanath said that the Congress has made Mysuru-Kodagu candidate M. Lakshmana a scapegoat.

Addressing a joint press meet with former Chief Minister and Mandya BJP-JD(S) coalition candidate H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK), who called on him at his residence in K.R. Nagar yesterday, Vishwanath wondered why CM Siddaramaiah did not field his son Dr. Yathindra from Mysuru-Kodagu LS Constituency if he indeed had confidence of winning the seat.

Asserting that the people will teach a fitting lesson to Siddaramaiah, the MLC called upon the electorate to ensure the victory of Yaduveer from Mysuru-Kodagu and H.D....