BENGALURU, April 20 -- Bringing out the big guns against Narendra Modi, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy Saturday accused the Prime Minister of using India-Pakistan situation for personal advantage in electoral speeches.

"He (Modi) can speak but misusing his office is wrong. Several PMs ruled this country, several times India-Pakistan war took place. Nobody took advantage about that issue for personal benefit," Kumaraswamy told news agency ANI asked about Narendra Modi referring to Balakot airstrike in electoral speeches.

"Balakot airstrike...he (Modi) is misleading the people that he went to Pakistan border and he only dropped the bomb," he said, adding, "There were no clashes between India-Pakistan, even inside the country there ...