JD(S) claims BJP holding its MLA hostage in Mumbai

BENGALURU: In another allegation about

BJP’s poaching attempts

, JD(S) claimed its MLA K

Narayana Gowda

is being held hostage in Mumbai.

According to JD(S) sources, Gowda had gone to Mumbai in connection with his hotel business. Sources said local BJP leaders in Mumbai are not allowing him to contact his family or use his mobile phone.

A former JD(S) MLA had sneaked into the hotel in Mumbai where Gowda is staying and spoke to him. “Using the visitor’s phone, Gowda called up

chief minister HD Kumaraswamy

on Monday and narrated his plight,’’ sources added.

On February 8, Gowda, who represents Krishnarajpet in Mandya district, released a video and photos of him in a Mumbai hospital and said he’s with JD(S) and would return once he recovers. “The photos were stage-managed by the BJP,’’ JD(S) sources said.

BJP denies: The BJP denied it has kept Gowda a hostage. BJP state general secretary and MLA CT Ravi said JD(S) was trying to malign his party. “Gowda is in touch with JD(S),” he said.



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