Bengaluru: Govt using Belagavi Session for its own agenda, says R. Ashoka
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Bengaluru: The state government is holding the Belagavi legislature session only for its own political convenience and not for public interest, alleged Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, R. Ashoka. He said the session is unlikely to run for more than eight days.
Ashoka was speaking after a coordination meeting of BJP and JD(S) legislators held at a private hotel on Friday. He said the ruling Congress is trying to push through its bills under the cover of the Belagavi session. “If the agenda is centred on Bengaluru issues, what is the point of conducting the session in North Karnataka?” he asked.
He recalled that during the previous terms of H.D. Kumaraswamy and B.S. Yediyurappa, the Belagavi session was held with the intention of discussing regional problems and pushing for the construction of Suvarna Soudha. “Let the session run for 20 days if they are serious. Discuss the issues of North Karnataka,” he urged.
Ashoka said BJP and JD(S), as NDA partners, have been working together effectively inside both Houses. He pointed to the MUDA land allocation controversy, the Valmiki Corporation issue, the cricket stadium tragedy, and other scandals in which opposition members had jointly raised their voice.
He accused the Congress government of straying from its promises and turning into a “60 percent commission government”. He further alleged that Karnataka has become an ATM for the Congress high command. “We will fight against this,” Ashoka said.
He added that 10 to 12 issues related to the upcoming session were discussed in the coordination meeting. “Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy attended the meeting and guided us. State BJP president Vijayendra also called and shared his suggestions,” he said.
Speaking at the meeting, H.D. Kumaraswamy said the first priority of the Belagavi session should be addressing the problems of North Karnataka. He criticised the government for delaying its response to recent flood-related damage in districts like Yadgir, Kalaburagi, Bidar, Bagalkote, Vijayapura, Belagavi and Raichur.
He also said discussions were held on working together during upcoming local body elections
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
