Bengaluru, May 30 (Reporter) Former Chief Minister and Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday launched a fierce attack on the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government, accusing it of turning Karnataka’s coastal region into a “political disaster” amid relentless floods and rising murders. Addressing the ongoing crisis caused by torrential rains that have battered the state, Kumaraswamy said, “The floods may be nature’s fury, but the murder spree is a political disaster fuelled by your party.” The former CM highlighted the severe disruption caused by the unrelenting rains, with homes, roads, and bridges collapsing and cities, towns, and villages waterlogged across the state, leaving people in tears and deep distress. “Instead of acting responsibly and wiping the tears of the people, the Congress government seems desperate to bring blood and tears to their eyes,” Kumaraswamy said, condemning the administration’s inadequate disaster preparedness and response. He criticised the Chief Minister for merely instructing ministers to visit flood-affected areas after lives were lost, likening it to “bolting the door after the fort has been looted.” Kumaraswamy questioned the government’s pre-monsoon preparations and its claim of people-centric governance. Kumaraswamy also accused the Congress of selective concern, pointing out its apparent indifference to the flood crisis while allegedly exploiting coastal murders for political gain. “You have been in power for two years, blaming other parties, yet murders in the coastal region have not been curbed despite a particular community voting 100% for your party,” he said, accusing Siddaramaiah’s administration of failing to protect people and instead spreading communal venom. “You have turned a once peaceful garden of communities into a garden of venomous snakes,” Kumaraswamy said, urging the Chief Minister to immediately visit the flood-hit coastal areas and restore hope among the shattered people...////...