Kumarswamy meets C.M. Ibrahim, invites him to rejoin JD-S

Bengaluru, Dec 7 : Former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumarswamy on Monday met sulking Congress leader C.M. Ibrahim and invited him to re-join the Janata Dal-Secular.
Talking to reporters after meeting Ibrahim at the latter’s house in Frazer Town here, Kumarswamy said that he had not only came to meet Ibrahim but also to invite him to his party.
“For Ibrahim, JD-S is like his old home. He is most welcome to join us back. He will be welcomed with open arms. Our relations never reached to flashpoint irrespective of his decisions in the past,” he said.
According to him, Ibrahim had been handed a raw deal by the Congress.
On his part, Ibrahim only said that he would travel across the state to consult his supporters across the state after December 15 prior to taking any decision. “I will soon meet JD-S supremo Deve Gowda soon in this regard,” he said but did not reveal his actual plans.
He claimed that he who asked Karnataka Leader of the Opposition, Siddaramaiah to contest in Badami, which gave him the second lease of political life.