Kolar: The JD(S) is open to make a Muslim leader as chief minister if the party comes to power on its own, JD(S) party leader H D Kumaraswamy said here on Tuesday.

On party’s state president C M Ibrahim’s statement that he would be chief minister if Kumaraswamy quit and became a central minister in future, the former chief minister said, “Only JD(S) has provisions for such a debate.” 

He said that larger question was about finding solutions to problems of Muslims, not just making a Muslim leader CM.

He added, “I intentionally announced that my party is ready to make a woman and a dalit leader deputy chief minister as no party is trying to address problems of women and dalits.” 

He accused legislator K R Ramesh Kumar of making money in the K C Valley Project.