Mysuru, July 18 -- MLC A.H. Vishwanath has alleged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah habitually organises conventions like the 'Sadhana Samavesha' whenever he finds himself in political trouble.

Addressing a press conference at Jaladarshini Guest House yesterday, Vishwanath claimed that the CM is hosting the convention in his home district of Mysuru as a mere display of strength amid his ongoing power tussle with Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.

Accusing Siddaramaiah of blatant hypocrisy for calling Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a 'Nyaya Yodha' (Warrior of Justice), Vishwanath alleged that the CM was falsely projecting himself as a champion of the backward classes.

He reminded Siddaramaiah that the 'AHINDA' (an acronym for Minoriti...