New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Hours ahead of Budget presentation in the Assembly, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy today released two audio clips purportedly of BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa trying to lure JD(S) MLA, claiming the party was trying to topple the state government. Kumaraswamy also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is destroying the country's democracy. Kumaraswamy played a tape of conservation by BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa offering inducement to JD(S) MLA from Gurmitkal Naganagouda Patil to switch to BJP. Kumaraswamy said Yeddyurappa offered money for switching to BJP.

Chief minister urged Prime Minister to take action against Yeddyurappa saying that on one side PM was preaching how we should conduct, on the other ...