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| birth_place = [[Haradanahalli]], [[Mysore State]], [[India]] | | birth_place = [[Haradanahalli]], [[Mysore State]], [[India]] | ||
| father = [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] | | father = [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] | ||
| | | office = 18th [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]] | ||
| governor = [[Vajubhai Vala]] | |||
| predecessor1 = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]] | | predecessor1 = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]] | ||
| | | successor = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]] | ||
| | | term_start = 23 May 2018 | ||
| | | term_end = 23 July 2019 | ||
| constituency2 = | | constituency2 = | ||
| | | governor1 = [[T. N. Chaturvedi]]<br/>[[Rameshwar Thakur]] | ||
| | | deputy1 = [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]] | ||
| | | term_start1 = 3 February 2006 | ||
| | | term_end1 = 9 October 2007 | ||
| predecessor1 = [[Dharam Singh]] | |||
| successor1 = [[President's rule]] | |||
| party = [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] | | party = [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] | ||
| otherparty = [[Janata Dal]] | | otherparty = [[Janata Dal]] | ||
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| spouse =*[[Anitha Kumaraswamy]]<br/>(m. 1986) | | spouse =*[[Anitha Kumaraswamy]]<br/>(m. 1986) | ||
*[[Radhika Kumaraswamy]]<br/> (m. 2006) | *[[Radhika Kumaraswamy]]<br/> (m. 2006) | ||
| children =*[[Nikhil Kumar (actor)|Nikhil Kumar]] | | children =*[[Nikhil Kumar (actor)|Nikhil Kumar]]. | ||
.[[Shamika Kumaraswamy]] | |||
| relatives = [[H. D. Revanna]] (brother) | | relatives = [[H. D. Revanna]] (brother) | ||
| | | office3 = Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from [[Channapatna (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Channapatna]] | ||
| | | termstart3 = 16 May 2018 | ||
| | | termend3 = | ||
| | |predecessor3 =[[C. P. Yogeeshwara]] | ||
| | |constituency3 =[[Channapatna (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Channapatna]] | ||
| | | office4 = [[Leader of the Opposition|Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| | | term_start4 = 31 May 2013 | ||
| | | term_end4 = 22 January 2014 | ||
| | | predecessor4 = [[Siddaramaiah]] | ||
| | | successor4 = [[Jagadish Shettar]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Haradanahalli Devegowda Kumaraswamy''' (born 16 December 1959) | '''Haradanahalli Devegowda Kumaraswamy''', (born 16 December 1959) known among followers as '''Kumaranna''' (''Kumar, the elder brother''), is an Indian politician and businessman who served as the 18th [[Chief Minister]] of [[Karnataka]] from 23 May 2018 to 23 July 2019. He is a former president of the Karnataka State [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] and son of former [[Prime Minister]] of India [[H. D. Deve Gowda]].<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141114/nation-current-affairs/article/and-new-janata-dal-s-chief-hd-kumaraswamy And the new Janata Dal (s) chief is HD Kumaraswamy<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217175708/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141114/nation-current-affairs/article/and-new-janata-dal-s-chief-hd-kumaraswamy |date=17 December 2014 }}</ref> | ||
Kumaraswamy has served two terms as the Chief Minister of Karnataka–2006 to 2007 and 2018 to 2019. He resigned from the position of Chief Minister on 23 July 2019 after his coalition government lost a no trust motion in the 15th Assembly to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/videos/mirror-now/politics/karnatakas-caretaker-chief-minister-h-d-kumaraswamy-speaks-about-the-partys-future/37315|title=Karnataka's caretaker Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy speaks about the Party's future|website=Timesnownews.com}}</ref> | Kumaraswamy has served two terms as the Chief Minister of Karnataka–2006 to 2007 and 2018 to 2019. He resigned from the position of Chief Minister on 23 July 2019 after his coalition government lost a no trust motion in the 15th Assembly to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/videos/mirror-now/politics/karnatakas-caretaker-chief-minister-h-d-kumaraswamy-speaks-about-the-partys-future/37315|title=Karnataka's caretaker Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy speaks about the Party's future|website=Timesnownews.com}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Kumaraswamy was born in [[Haradanahalli]], [[Holenarasipura]] taluk of [[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]] district, Karnataka to [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] and Chennamma.<ref name="karnatakaspider1">{{cite web|url=http://www.karnatakaspider.com/resources/3994-Profile-Biography-Former-Karnataka-Chief.aspx|title=Profile and Biography of Karnataka Chief Minister H.D.Kumaraswamy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217174325/http://www.karnatakaspider.com/resources/3994-Profile-Biography-Former-Karnataka-Chief.aspx|archive-date=17 December 2014|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> | Kumaraswamy<ref>[http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=3711 Kumaraswamy,Shri H.D.]{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107104908/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=3711 |date=7 January 2014 }} on the Lok Sabha website.</ref> was born in [[Haradanahalli]], [[Holenarasipura]] taluk of [[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]] district, Karnataka to [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] and Chennamma.<ref name="karnatakaspider1">{{cite web|url=http://www.karnatakaspider.com/resources/3994-Profile-Biography-Former-Karnataka-Chief.aspx|title=Profile and Biography of Karnataka Chief Minister H.D.Kumaraswamy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217174325/http://www.karnatakaspider.com/resources/3994-Profile-Biography-Former-Karnataka-Chief.aspx|archive-date=17 December 2014|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> | ||
He completed primary education in a government school in [[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]] district. He finished his high school studies in [[Bangalore]]'s MES Educational Institution in [[Jayanagar, Bangalore|Jayanagar]] and Bachelor of Science degree from National College Basavanagudi, Bangalore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.karnatakaspider.com/resources/3994-Profile-Biography-Former-Karnataka-Chief.aspx|title=Profile and Biography of Former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D.Kumaraswamy|date=27 August 2011|website=KarnatakaSpider.com}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3711]</ref> On the 16th of April, 2021, he tested positive for [[COVID-19]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy tests Covid positive|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/jds-leader-hd-kumaraswamy-tests-covid-positive-240348|access-date=2021-04-17|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref> | He completed primary education in a government school in [[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]] district. He finished his high school studies in [[Bangalore]]'s MES Educational Institution in [[Jayanagar, Bangalore|Jayanagar]] and Bachelor of Science degree from National College Basavanagudi, Bangalore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.karnatakaspider.com/resources/3994-Profile-Biography-Former-Karnataka-Chief.aspx|title=Profile and Biography of Former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D.Kumaraswamy|date=27 August 2011|website=KarnatakaSpider.com}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3711]</ref> On the 16th of April, 2021, he tested positive for [[COVID-19]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy tests Covid positive|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/jds-leader-hd-kumaraswamy-tests-covid-positive-240348|access-date=2021-04-17|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
On 13 March 1986, Kumaraswamy married [[Anitha Kumaraswamy]]. They have a son, [[Nikhil Gowda]].<ref name="karnatakaspider1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-elections-from-film-industry-to-cm-office-all-you-need-to-know-about-karnataka-s-possible-new-cm-hd-kumaraswamy-442329|title=From film industry to CM office: All you need to know about Karnataka's 'possible new CM' HD Kumaraswamy|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524151201/https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-elections-from-film-industry-to-cm-office-all-you-need-to-know-about-karnataka-s-possible-new-cm-hd-kumaraswamy-442329|archive-date=24 May 2018}}</ref> | On 13 March 1986, Kumaraswamy married [[Anitha Kumaraswamy]]. They have a son, [[Nikhil Gowda]].<ref name="karnatakaspider1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-elections-from-film-industry-to-cm-office-all-you-need-to-know-about-karnataka-s-possible-new-cm-hd-kumaraswamy-442329|title=From film industry to CM office: All you need to know about Karnataka's 'possible new CM' HD Kumaraswamy|date=15 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524151201/https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-elections-from-film-industry-to-cm-office-all-you-need-to-know-about-karnataka-s-possible-new-cm-hd-kumaraswamy-442329|archive-date=24 May 2018}}</ref> | ||
In November 2010, Kannada film actress [[Radhika Kumaraswamy|Radhika]] revealed that she married Kumaraswamy in 2006.<ref name="RK">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-21/news-interviews/28268608_1_radhika-actress-big-screen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106105335/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-21/news-interviews/28268608_1_radhika-actress-big-screen |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] | title=I'm Mrs Kumaraswamy: Radhika | date=21 November 2010}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/34999/sandalwood/radhika-kumarswamy-goes-open-on-her-connections-news-details|title=Radhika Kumarswamy goes open on her Connections|access-date=21 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061002/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/34999/sandalwood/radhika-kumarswamy-goes-open-on-her-connections-news-details|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> They have a daughter named Shamika Kumaraswamy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/actor-ramya-opens-up-hd-kumaraswamys-marriage-to-radhika-kumaraswamy-309464-2016-02-19 |title=Actor Ramya opens up on HD Kumaraswamy's second marriage |publisher=[[India Today]]|date=19 February 2016 |access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="Second Marriage">{{cite web|last=Gowda|first=Aravind|title=Kumaraswamy in trouble|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kumaraswamy-second-marriage-with-kannada-actor-radhika/1/156959.html|publisher=India Today|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/260417/radhika-kumaraswamy-rads-to-filmi-riches.html |title=Radhika Kumaraswamy: Rads to filmi riches |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=26 April 2017 |first=Shashiprasad | last=SM | access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref> | In November 2010, Kannada film actress [[Radhika Kumaraswamy|Radhika]] revealed that she married Kumaraswamy in 2006.<ref name="RK">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-21/news-interviews/28268608_1_radhika-actress-big-screen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106105335/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-21/news-interviews/28268608_1_radhika-actress-big-screen |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] | title=I'm Mrs Kumaraswamy: Radhika | date=21 November 2010}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/34999/sandalwood/radhika-kumarswamy-goes-open-on-her-connections-news-details|title=Radhika Kumarswamy goes open on her Connections|access-date=21 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061002/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/34999/sandalwood/radhika-kumarswamy-goes-open-on-her-connections-news-details|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> They have a daughter named Shamika Kumaraswamy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/actor-ramya-opens-up-hd-kumaraswamys-marriage-to-radhika-kumaraswamy-309464-2016-02-19 |title=Actor Ramya opens up on HD Kumaraswamy's second marriage |publisher=[[India Today]]|date=19 February 2016 |access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="Second Marriage">{{cite web|last=Gowda|first=Aravind|title=Kumaraswamy in trouble|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kumaraswamy-second-marriage-with-kannada-actor-radhika/1/156959.html|publisher=India Today|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/260417/radhika-kumaraswamy-rads-to-filmi-riches.html |title=Radhika Kumaraswamy: Rads to filmi riches |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=26 April 2017 |first=Shashiprasad | last=SM | access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref> | ||
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He was [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister of Karnataka]] from 4 February 2006 to 9 October 2007. | He was [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister of Karnataka]] from 4 February 2006 to 9 October 2007. | ||
On 27 September 2007, Kumaraswamy said that he would leave office on 3 October as part of a power-sharing agreement between the Janata Dal (Secular) and the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), despite the calls of some legislators in the JD(S) for him to remain in office for the time being, due to complications in arranging the transfer of power.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200709271901.htm "Kumaraswamy says he will quit on Oct. 3"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421023351/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200709271901.htm |date=21 April 2008 }}, PTI (''The Hindu''), 27 September 2007.</ref> However, on 4 October 2007, he refused to transfer power to the BJP.<ref>{{Cite news|author=M, Anil Kumar|date=17 October 2011|title=October effect haunts BS Yeddyurappa|newspaper=The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/October-effect-haunts-BS-Yeddyurappa/articleshow/10382241.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019224154/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-17/bangalore/30289329_1_bs-yeddyurappa-yeddyurappa-government-bjp-mlas|archive-date=19 October 2011}}</ref> Finally, on 8 October 2007, he tendered his resignation to Governor [[Rameshwar Thakur]], and the state was put under President's rule two days later.<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2007|title=Karnataka under President Rule|newspaper=Financial Express|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/karnataka-under-president-rule/226455/0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413151858/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/karnataka-under-president-rule/226455/0|archive-date=13 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> However, he reconciled later and decided to offer support to the BJP. BJP's [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]] was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on 12 November 2007. | On 27 September 2007, Kumaraswamy said that he would leave office on 3 October as part of a power-sharing agreement between the Janata Dal (Secular) and the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), despite the calls of some legislators in the JD(S) for him to remain in office for the time being, due to complications in arranging the transfer of power.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200709271901.htm "Kumaraswamy says he will quit on Oct. 3"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421023351/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200709271901.htm |date=21 April 2008 }}, PTI (''The Hindu''), 27 September 2007.</ref> However, on 4 October 2007, he refused to transfer power to the BJP.<ref>{{Cite news|author=M, Anil Kumar|date=17 October 2011|title=October effect haunts BS Yeddyurappa|newspaper=The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/October-effect-haunts-BS-Yeddyurappa/articleshow/10382241.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019224154/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-17/bangalore/30289329_1_bs-yeddyurappa-yeddyurappa-government-bjp-mlas|archive-date=19 October 2011}}</ref> Finally, on 8 October 2007, he tendered his resignation to Governor [[Rameshwar Thakur]], and the state was put under President's rule two days later.<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2007|title=Karnataka under President Rule|newspaper=Financial Express|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/karnataka-under-president-rule/226455/0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413151858/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/karnataka-under-president-rule/226455/0|archive-date=13 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> However, he reconciled later and decided to offer support to the BJP. BJP's [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]] was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on 12 November 2007. | ||
But, again refused to support BJP government over a disagreement on sharing of ministries which resulted in Yeddyurappa resignation as Chief Minister on 19 November 2007.<ref>{{Cite | But, again refused to support BJP government over a disagreement on sharing of ministries which resulted in Yeddyurappa resignation as Chief Minister on 19 November 2007.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/Yeddyurappa-quits-rather-than-face-trust-vote/article14879014.ece|title=Yeddyurappa quits rather than face trust vote|newspaper=The Hindu|date=20 November 2007|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> | ||
After the untimely demise of Karnataka state JD(S) President Merajuddin Patel, he was elected unopposed as President of the state unit.<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 May 2013|title=Kumaraswamy elected JDS Legislature party leader|newspaper=The Deccan Herald|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333572/kumaraswamy-elected-jds-legislature-party.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144739/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333572/kumaraswamy-elected-jds-legislature-party.html|archive-date=13 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> | After the untimely demise of Karnataka state JD(S) President Merajuddin Patel, he was elected unopposed as President of the state unit.<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 May 2013|title=Kumaraswamy elected JDS Legislature party leader|newspaper=The Deccan Herald|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333572/kumaraswamy-elected-jds-legislature-party.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144739/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333572/kumaraswamy-elected-jds-legislature-party.html|archive-date=13 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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===Janthakal mining scam=== | ===Janthakal mining scam=== | ||
Kumaraswamy and his wife Anitha are facing charges in the Janthakal mining scam. He is accused of pressuring a senior bureaucrat to renew Janthakal Enterprise's lease of iron ore mining for 40 years on the basis of forged documents and violating several rules. The bureaucrat, Ganga Ram Baderiya, was allegedly given kickbacks by Janthakal Enterprise. The owner of Janthakal Enterprises, mining baron Vinod Goel, was arrested in 2015 on charges of forgery. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) is probing this scam on the direction of [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/ex-karnataka-chief-minister-hd-kumaraswamy-could-now-be-arrested-in-illegal-mining-case-1711634|title=Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy Could Now Be Arrested|work=NDTV.com|access-date=27 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428094058/https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/ex-karnataka-chief-minister-hd-kumaraswamy-could-now-be-arrested-in-illegal-mining-case-1711634|archive-date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsx.com/national/59880-karnataka-illegal-mining-scam-sc-relief-to-sm-krishna-orders-probe-against-ex-cm-n-dharam-singh-and-h-d-kumaraswamy|title=Karnataka illegal mining scam: SC relief to SM Krishna, orders probe against ex-CM Dharam Singh and HD Kumaraswamy – NewsX|date=29 March 2017|work=NewsX|access-date=27 April 2018|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428094531/https://www.newsx.com/national/59880-karnataka-illegal-mining-scam-sc-relief-to-sm-krishna-orders-probe-against-ex-cm-n-dharam-singh-and-h-d-kumaraswamy|archive-date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref name=d>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/270916/sc-directs-ex-ktaka-cm-kumaraswamy-his-wife-to-face-trial-in-graft-case.html |title=SC directs ex-K'taka CM Kumaraswamy, his wife to face trial in graft case |publisher=Deccanchronicle.com |access-date=24 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524232824/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/270916/sc-directs-ex-ktaka-cm-kumaraswamy-his-wife-to-face-trial-in-graft-case.html |archive-date=24 May 2018 }}</ref> | Kumaraswamy and his wife Anitha are facing charges in the Janthakal mining scam. He is accused of pressuring a senior bureaucrat to renew Janthakal Enterprise's lease of iron ore mining for 40 years on the basis of forged documents and violating several rules. The bureaucrat, Ganga Ram Baderiya, was allegedly given kickbacks by Janthakal Enterprise. The owner of Janthakal Enterprises, mining baron Vinod Goel, was arrested in 2015 on charges of forgery. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) is probing this scam on the direction of [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/ex-karnataka-chief-minister-hd-kumaraswamy-could-now-be-arrested-in-illegal-mining-case-1711634|title=Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy Could Now Be Arrested|work=NDTV.com|access-date=27 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428094058/https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/ex-karnataka-chief-minister-hd-kumaraswamy-could-now-be-arrested-in-illegal-mining-case-1711634|archive-date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsx.com/national/59880-karnataka-illegal-mining-scam-sc-relief-to-sm-krishna-orders-probe-against-ex-cm-n-dharam-singh-and-h-d-kumaraswamy|title=Karnataka illegal mining scam: SC relief to SM Krishna, orders probe against ex-CM Dharam Singh and HD Kumaraswamy – NewsX|date=29 March 2017|work=NewsX|access-date=27 April 2018|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428094531/https://www.newsx.com/national/59880-karnataka-illegal-mining-scam-sc-relief-to-sm-krishna-orders-probe-against-ex-cm-n-dharam-singh-and-h-d-kumaraswamy|archive-date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref name=d>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/270916/sc-directs-ex-ktaka-cm-kumaraswamy-his-wife-to-face-trial-in-graft-case.html |title=SC directs ex-K'taka CM Kumaraswamy, his wife to face trial in graft case |date=27 September 2016 |publisher=Deccanchronicle.com |access-date=24 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524232824/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/270916/sc-directs-ex-ktaka-cm-kumaraswamy-his-wife-to-face-trial-in-graft-case.html |archive-date=24 May 2018 }}</ref> | ||
===Vishwabharati case=== | ===Vishwabharati case=== | ||
Kumaraswamy and his wife Anitha are accused of misuse of official position in allotment of 80 acres of land to Vishwabharati House Building Cooperative Society Ltd, a private cooperative society, which later made a quid pro quo site allotment to Anitha, during Kumaraswamy's tenure as Chief Minister in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |author=Apurva VishwanathSharan Poovanna |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/yJURhj9Meir16whnYZUa5O/Supreme-Court-orders-HD-Kumaraswamy-to-face-trial-in-land.html |title=Supreme Court orders H.D. Kumaraswamy to face trial in land case |publisher=Livemint |access-date=24 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524222554/https://www.livemint.com/Politics/yJURhj9Meir16whnYZUa5O/Supreme-Court-orders-HD-Kumaraswamy-to-face-trial-in-land.html |archive-date=24 May 2018 }}</ref><ref name=d /> | Kumaraswamy and his wife Anitha are accused of misuse of official position in allotment of 80 acres of land to Vishwabharati House Building Cooperative Society Ltd, a private cooperative society, which later made a quid pro quo site allotment to Anitha, during Kumaraswamy's tenure as Chief Minister in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |author=Apurva VishwanathSharan Poovanna |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/yJURhj9Meir16whnYZUa5O/Supreme-Court-orders-HD-Kumaraswamy-to-face-trial-in-land.html |title=Supreme Court orders H.D. Kumaraswamy to face trial in land case |date=28 September 2016 |publisher=Livemint |access-date=24 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524222554/https://www.livemint.com/Politics/yJURhj9Meir16whnYZUa5O/Supreme-Court-orders-HD-Kumaraswamy-to-face-trial-in-land.html |archive-date=24 May 2018 }}</ref><ref name=d /> | ||
===Accusations of skirting law and order === | ===Accusations of skirting law and order === | ||
In December 2018, Kumaraswamy was caught on tape purportedly instructing someone, allegedly a senior police officer, to avenge the killing of a local [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] leader, Honnalagere Prakash. He was heard saying: "He (Prakash) was a good man, I don't know why did they murder him. Kill them (assailants) mercilessly in a shootout, no problem."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/karnataka-cm-hd-kumaraswamy-orders-to-kill-mercilessly-connection-jds-leader-prakash-murder-5508582/|title= | In December 2018, Kumaraswamy was caught on tape purportedly instructing someone, allegedly a senior police officer, to avenge the killing of a local [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] leader, Honnalagere Prakash. He was heard saying: "He (Prakash) was a good man, I don't know why did they murder him. Kill them (assailants) mercilessly in a shootout, no problem."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/karnataka-cm-hd-kumaraswamy-orders-to-kill-mercilessly-connection-jds-leader-prakash-murder-5508582/|title='Kill them mercilessly': Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy instruction caught on video|date=25 December 2018|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|language=en-IN|access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref> | ||
The video was shared widely on social media and Kumaraswamy came under heavy criticism by the opposing party, accusing him of being irresponsible and skirting proper law and order. His office later issued a statement saying the comments were an emotional reaction to the incident and not orders.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/irresponsible-orders-anarchy-bjp-says-after-karnataka-cm-s-kill-mercilessly-comment/story-mfVLK4VJ49tFZ5YbSjTclK.html|title= | The video was shared widely on social media and Kumaraswamy came under heavy criticism by the opposing party, accusing him of being irresponsible and skirting proper law and order. His office later issued a statement saying the comments were an emotional reaction to the incident and not orders.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/irresponsible-orders-anarchy-bjp-says-after-karnataka-cm-s-kill-mercilessly-comment/story-mfVLK4VJ49tFZ5YbSjTclK.html|title=Kumaraswamy's 'kill mercilessly' order tosses up row, gets panned by BJP|date=25 December 2018|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en|access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref> | ||
===Release of CD on Mangalore protests=== | ===Release of CD on Mangalore protests=== | ||
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|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/state/karnataka-politics/cm-yediyurappa-hdk-lock-horns-over-mangaluru-cd-793669.html|title=CM Yediyurappa, HDK lock horns over Mangaluru CD|date=12 January 2020|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> | |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/state/karnataka-politics/cm-yediyurappa-hdk-lock-horns-over-mangaluru-cd-793669.html|title=CM Yediyurappa, HDK lock horns over Mangaluru CD|date=12 January 2020|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> | ||
The BJP in return accused that these video clips are all edited versions of older footages of some other circumstances.<ref>{{cite | The BJP in return accused that these video clips are all edited versions of older footages of some other circumstances.<ref>{{cite news | ||
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bommai-defends-police-action-asks-hdk-to-submit-evidence-to-investigators/article30536168.ece/amp/|title=Bommai defends police action, asks HDK to submit evidence to investigators|date=11 January 2020|work=The Hindu|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> They also said that Kumaraswamy is misleading the people by producing inappropriate footages in public that provokes confusion and violence among the people.<ref>{{cite web | |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bommai-defends-police-action-asks-hdk-to-submit-evidence-to-investigators/article30536168.ece/amp/|title=Bommai defends police action, asks HDK to submit evidence to investigators|date=11 January 2020|work=The Hindu|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> They also said that Kumaraswamy is misleading the people by producing inappropriate footages in public that provokes confusion and violence among the people.<ref>{{cite web | ||
|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/jan/11/kumaraswamy-is-misleading-inquiry-with-fake-cd-shobha-karandlaje-2088043.amp|title=Kumaraswamy is misleading inquiry with fake CD: Shobha Karandlaje|date=11 January 2020|work=New Indian express|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> The BJP included saying that Kumaraswamy, being a senior politician in the state is directly accusing the government officials and the police, which is unacceptable.<ref>{{cite web | |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/jan/11/kumaraswamy-is-misleading-inquiry-with-fake-cd-shobha-karandlaje-2088043.amp|title=Kumaraswamy is misleading inquiry with fake CD: Shobha Karandlaje|date=11 January 2020|work=New Indian express|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> The BJP included saying that Kumaraswamy, being a senior politician in the state is directly accusing the government officials and the police, which is unacceptable.<ref>{{cite web | ||