Ahead of Karnataka Assembly polls, Congress launches campaign against BJP, questions unkept promises
Bengaluru, Aug 29: Preparing the pitch for the Assembly polls next year, the Congress in Karnataka on Monday announced a campaign "Nim Hatra Idya Uttara?" (Do you have an answer?), against the ruling BJP in the State for its "unfulfilled" promises made by the party in its election manifesto in 2018.
The campaign, seen as a counter to BJP's Janotsava' campaign, was launched by AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, KPCC president D K Shivakumar, Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah, among others, and will go on till the 2023 Assembly polls with the Congress asking the BJP questions every day.
The BJP made 600 promises to the people of Karnataka and they haven't started work on 91 per cent of them. This is a campaign we have initiated to put the truth before the people, summarising the betrayal by the saffron party, Surjewala said.
Speaking to reporters here, he accused the BJP of being power-hungry and alleged that its administration was corrupt.
"This is a government of four Cs - crumbling infrastructure, complete policy paralysis, corruption and communal tension," he said as he called Bommai as perhaps the most incompetent CM in the history of Karnataka heading the most-corrupt government in the country.
Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah accused the BJP of bringing down the State's image by indulging in corruption, referring to scams like the one related to recruitment of sub- inspectors of the police.
To hide their failures, they are raising religious issues," he said.
The BJP's 2018 manifesto was titled 'Namma Karnatakakakke Namma Vachana' (Our promise to our Karnataka), Shivakumar said and added, "Instead they have done vanchane (betrayed) the people of the State."
ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದ ಭರವಸೆಗಳು ಆರು ನೂರು , ಆಗಿದ್ದು ಮೂರು.
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) August 29, 2022
ವಚನಭ್ರಷ್ಟತೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ವೈಫಲ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನ ಮರೆಮಾಚುತ್ತಿರುವ @BJP4Karnataka ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತರಿಸುವ ಸಮಯವಿದು.
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Two arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting woman at knifepoint in Kochi
Kochi (PTI): Two persons have been arrested after a three-member gang allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at knifepoint near Ernakulam Junction Railway station, officials said on Friday.
The arrested accused were identified as Danish (26), a native of Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram district, and Rahul (39), a native of Paravoor in Kollam district.
Police officials said they were searching for the prime accused, Sanjay, a native of Aroor in Alappuzha district.
According to police, the incident occurred on the night of May 5 when the victim was chatting with her friend near a closed hotel near Ernakulam Junction Railway station.
Officials said the accused approached them, attacked the victim’s friend and then allegedly threatened the woman with a knife before sexually assaulting her.
Police said the accused also allegedly disrobed the victim during the attack.
However, the woman managed to escape from the spot and approached a nearby shop for help.
Police were informed immediately and shifted the victim to the police station.
Officials said the accused were heavily drunk at the time of the incident and went into hiding soon after the attack.
Police registered a case on May 6 under charges including rape, disrobing a woman, criminal intimidation and robbery.
The two accused were later arrested in the city, while efforts are continuing to trace Sanjay, police said.
The accused were produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.
