Confident Krishna challenges Centre

HUMNABAD: Throwing down the gauntlet, Chief Minister Krishna on Tuesday said the Humnabad election will be the parameter for the performance of his government and will send a clear signal to the Centre.
Launching his three-day campaign tour in Humnabad for the byelection on February 26, Krishna, accompanied by Ministers Mallikarjun M. Kharge, Dharam Singh, A.B.Maalaka Raddy, Qamarul Islam, Basavaraj Patil Humnabad, KPCC President B. Janardhana Poojary, Hyderabad-Karnataka Development Board Chairman Boseraju and AICC secretary Mirza Irshad Baig, told the crowd: “This by-election is not a referendum. But it will send clear signal to the Centre. I have been called the No. 1 CM by various circles, but the mandate of the Humnabad voters will be my genuine certificate.’’
Introducing Congress candidate Rajashekar Patil to the audience,Krishna said: “We have been promoting young candidates in our party. The regime of old people like us is over. The people of Narasimharaja voted for 30-year-old Tanveer Sait. hope the Humnabad people will vote for our other 30-year-old candidate, Rajashekar Patil.’’
Krishna will address more meetings in Humnabad on Wednesday.