KARNATAKA: Commenting on a question over why incidents such as the Delhi blast occur during elections, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah maintained that the Centre must answer why such blasts occur during polls.
He was speaking to the media after chairing the Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) meeting held at his native Mysuru on Tuesday.
When journalists asked why bomb blasts seem to occur during election times, referring to the recent Delhi blast and whether it could influence the Bihar elections, the CM responded: “The Centre must answer why such blasts occur during elections. Let the central government investigate and respond. Such incidents are tragic — the loss of innocent lives is deeply unfortunate.”