New Delhi: BJP on Sunday condemned the statement
of JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda against Karnataka Chief Minister
B S Yeddyurappa saying the former Prime Minister had shamed
democracy and demanded a public apology from him.
"The use of abusive language by Deve Gowda against
Yeddyureppa is downright condemnable and shameful for
democracy. "Gowda has been a former prime minister -- though
he reached that position by accident -- yet any occupant on
that post, current or former, is required to maintain the
sanctity and prestige of that position both in conduct and
utterances," party spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
BJP demanded a public apology from Gowda.
"By showering choicest abuse on Yeddyureppa, an elected
Chief Minister and holder of a constitutional post, Gowda has
only shamed the democracy of the country," Prasad said.
PTI
