Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has come out strongly in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal that Lok Sabha and Assembly polls should be held together. He also said the Centre's move to censor posts by civil servants on social media sites was correct and made a plea to all political parties to not politicise Parliament and Assembly proceedings.Excerpts from an interview:I hold the same opinion as the PM on this issue. Such a move reduces expenditure and helps governance. All developmental activities come to a halt due to the code of conduct imposed for various elections. In the past one year, we continuously had a code of conduct imposed in one or the other section of Karnataka due to graduates and teachers constituency elections, taluk and zilla panchayat elections, byelections, Parliament, assembly, Upper House and so on. At least, if the assembly and parliament elections are held together, it will help. In 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, elections were held together, what political impact did it have? In 1967, the Congress lost even in UP, while other parties won in other states also. It will be good to hold the elections together and all political parties should come to a joint decision on this.In principle, we have agreed to the GST. There are some objections which we have raised, which they have to address. That is all. It is just (Bihar CM) Nitish Kumar's personal opinion that there should not be a cap on the rate (while) we have said we want an 18% cap. I have said that the revenue of our state and other states has to be protected. Whether it is Ananthkumar or Arun Jaitley handling parliamentary affairs, our stand is the same.It (disruption) is wrong. All issues should not be politicised or seen in terms of political gain. Parliament and legislature are the fora in a democratic set-up to discuss issues, make legislation. Discussion has to happen. It applies to all political parties, not confined to one or the other.It should be debated at the national level, from all angles and (by) all sections of the society. Our society is a very diversified one, it needs consensus before a common civil code can be applied.That decision is correct. People who are working in the government should not be making comments against it. That is not permissible. I agree with that order.The BJP will definitely not come to power in UP. It has no base there. The situation in the lead up to the parliament polls in 2014 is not there now. Let us see who Congress will align with, then we will get a clear picture on what will happen there.Priyanka has been working on the Lok Sabha constituencies of Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi all these years. Now she will go all over UP and that is certainly a big role. She will do it well and it may lead to a national role.I am not aware of the date of his ascension. We have no information on what changes he will bring about.He is already vice-president of the party, working at the helm of affairs. If he becomes president, he will just have more responsibility.Skinning of dead animals for leather is something that has been there from very long. A lot of people are dependent on it for livelihood. Why obstruct that?Those are dead animals. These people did not kill them. If there is some use from them, why shouldn't it be allowed? The only intention of the BJP and its sister organisations in creating such incidents is polarisation of votes for upcoming elections.Whether it is the home state of the PM or not, this is what the BJP does.It is a setback for the central government. But the Congress is not weak just because we lost an elec tion. What happened in 1977 and 1978? Next ele ction, Congress will come back. Modi's government won't. If there is a third front, then Nitish Kumar may come into play. It is impossible to wipe out the Congress. Congress is the only party which is an alternative to BJP. Only Congress has a base in all states.Bandaru Dattatreya is also charged under Section 306 of the IPC, just like George. There is an FIR filed against Smriti Irani. There are 13 ministers in the Modi government who are facing criminal charges.Uma Bharti is facing three murder cases, rioting... why are they continuing in government? Why does the BJP have a different yardstick for the centre and for Karnataka? Are democratic values different? An arrest warrant was issued against (BS) Yeddyurappa, there are many FIRs against him, but he is their state president.