Siddaramaiah denies reports that he instigated rebels

Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday rubbished reports he had instigated the rebels to resign and destabilise the coalition government headed by H D Kumaraswamy.

Cautioning media houses against peddling "false news", Siddaramaiah said he would give them a befitting reply if they repeat the allegation in front of him. In a series of tweets, the Congress strongman in Karnataka said the rebels were trying to "shift the blame on me...."