Former prime minister and Janata Dal-Secular chief H D Deve Gowda on Monday released a 10-point charge sheet against Congress leaders.

Gowda dared the Congress leaders to either reply to his questions or apologise to the people of the state for attempting to destabilise a popular government.

He said the Congress had treated the coalition with his party as a marriage of convenience and indulged in an 'illicit political relationship with [rebel JD-S leader] Siddaramaiah and his supporters during the local body elections'.

He said the Congress not only humiliated his party leaders but also tried to engineer defections and bring about a split.

He said the JD-S was forced to part ways since the coalition government headed by Dharam Singh did not take any action against the people who exploited the state's precious resources.