“It is a bed of thorns, not roses” CM Kumaraswamy breaks down; VIDEO

On Saturday, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy breaks down during a party meeting, saying that the CM’s post is a bed of thorns.

This is his speech:

“The CM’s post is not a bed of roses, it’s a bed of thorns,” he said where he must work with coalition partner Congress, fend off opposition BJP and satisfy the aspirations of his own party legislators. “If the pressure gets to me, I’ll have no hesitation in resigning in less than a couple of hours. I’m not after power. I was only interested in becoming CM to save our farmers from debt trap”.

“You may be happy that your elder or younger brother became the CM. But I am not happy. I am keeping in myself all the pain, as the “Vishakanta’ (the receptacle of all poison) People gather in large numbers to listen to my speech but they will forget my party at the time of voting. I do not blame the electorate. I have undergone heart surgery for the second time and my body is working without any rest. I became Chief Minister due to the blessings of my parents and God’s grace and formed the government with the help of Congress”.

“In 2006, I went against the wishes of my father and gave him a lot of pain. At that time, the media was not against him. Now, I do not know what mistake I have committed or which section of society that I have hurt, but they (media) are against him. This is haunting me. My government waived the current loan of farmers up to Rs one lakh which is an additional burden on state exchequer to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore. I did not know whether I did the right thing or the wrong thing. Let the farmers decide if they are happy with my decision.”

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“It’s up to you to decide to give me poison or water. Fisherwomen in Mangaluru have launched a campaign “Kumaraswamy is not our chief minister”. I will come, meet and talk to you in two weeks and you should tell me where I have erred. I want to become ‘Vishakanta’ of the coalition government to gulp poison and give nectar to you all.” 

“Whether anybody supports me or not, Mother Nature is with me. Goddess Chamundeshwari is protecting me. God has given me power and I have no worries if it is snatched away from me at any time. The Chief Minister’s post is not a bed of roses, it’s a bed of thorns”.

See VIDEO uploaded by ANI

#WATCH: Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy breaks down at an event in Bengaluru; says ‘You are standing with bouquets to wish me, as one of your brother became CM & you all are happy, but I’m not. I know the pain of coalition govt. I became Vishkanth&swallowed pain of this govt’ (14.07) pic.twitter.com/cQ8f90KkFT

— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2018

WHAT IS THE REASON FOR HIS BREAK DOWN?

The CM has been upset and hurt over the  Kumaraswamy is not my CM” statement that was said by a boy in s a video stating the roads have been washed away, and by the fishermen who raised their voice against the CM for not waiving off their loans.