BC Balakrishna accuses HD Kumaraswamy of '3B' activities, alleging political blackmail

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday in Bengaluru, Urban Development Minister H.C. Balakrishna stated that allegations made by Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy against CM D.K. Shivakumar are 'premeditated' and contain no new information. He accused Kumaraswamy of being 'famous for 3B' activities, calling him a 'blackmailer, backstabber, black magic' practitioner. Balakrishna also questioned why Kumaraswamy did not correct alleged flaws in the Namma Metro project, which H.D. Deve Gowda initiated, when he was Chief Minister twice.