I have not said Constitution must be changed; it is BJP’s disinformation camapign: DCM

Will take legal action against those who twist my words

Bengaluru Express
Bengaluru, March 25: Lashing out at the BJP for twisting his statement on Constitution, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Monday that he would take legal action against those carrying out a disinformation campaign against him.

“I have never said we would change the Constitution. The BJP is carrying out a propaganda. I will fight it legally,” he said while speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence.

Asked about BJP’s criticism about his statement to a private TV channel on changing the constitution to provide religion-based reservation for Muslims in the Constitution, he said, “BJP is twisting my statement. I have been in public life for 36 years and have basic common sense. But BJP is misleading people. My name is being dragged into BJP’s disinformation campaign.”

“All that I said was that there is precedence of changing the Constitution based on Court’s orders. I have never said we will change the Constitution. Congress is a national party which brought the Constitution in the first place. We understand the importance of the Constitution better than others. The Centre has failed the people in the recent Budget and hence it is trying to rake up other issues. It is part of BJP’s continued political conspiracy,” he said.

Asked about Amit Malviya’s post on X platform, he said, “He is misleading the nation. BJP has always tried to take the country down the wrong path. Let them show proof of me saying the Constitution needs to be changed. This is cheap politics from the BJP. They don’t get sleep if they don’t take the name of Sonia Gandhi, her family and Congress party. BJP is an expert in falsifying information and carrying out propaganda campaigns.”

When pointed out to AICC President Mallikarjuna Kharge’s statement that he would not allow change of Constitution, he said, “Ours is a party which gave the Constitution to the country. It is our duty to uphold it. It is BJP’s conspiracy to cover up its own weaknesses.”

Asked under what criteria a 4% reservation was given to Muslims, he said, “The reservation has been given on the basis of a report from the Backward Classes Commission. The issue is in the Court in Maharashtra, Haryana and a few other states. Some changes have been allowed basis the Court orders in different states.”

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