Bengaluru: After Chief Minister Siddharamaiah finding himself in the midst of a controversy over his Hublot wristwatch worth Rs. 70 lakh when he was the CM in his first term, he finds himself in a fresh row as JD(S) State Unit President H.D. Kumaraswamy alleged yesterday that a ‘Minister’ had gifted a cot and two pairs of sofa sets worth Rs. 1.9 crore through his supporters to Siddharamaiah.
The Hublot watch issue too was raised by Kumaraswamy in 2016 where he accused the ‘socialist Chief Minister,’ his one-time comrade-in-arms, of possessing the most expensive watch. The barb followed insinuations that Siddharamaiah had acquired a penchant for expensive spectacles and fancy footwear.
