Kumaraswamy Hits Back Over 'Migrant' Remarks in Channapatna By-Polls Clash

JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy challenges Congress' stance, defending claims of him being a 'migrant' in the Channapatna by-polls. He contrasts his situation with Priyanka Gandhi's candidacy in Kerala. Kumaraswamy's son, Nikhil, is a joint candidate from Channapatna, facing tough opposition against Congress' C P Yogeeshwara.

JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy has hit back at the ruling Congress party's allegations of him and his son, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, being 'migrants' in Channapatna, which is heading for by-polls on November 13.

Kumaraswamy questioned the Congress party's standards, citing Priyanka Gandhi's candidacy from Kerala's Wayanad for the Lok Sabha by-poll, and pointed to Sonia Gandhi's nationality.

He defended his roots in Karnataka, arguing he has been nurtured in Ramanagara, despite being born in Hassan. His son Nikhil faces Congress' C P Yogeeshwara, a recent convert from BJP, in the upcoming election.

(With inputs from agencies.)