BJP fielded weak candidate to help JD(S): CM Siddaramaiah
Vijayapur: “While the BJP has fielded a ‘weak candidate’ in Chamundeshwari to help Janata Dal(S), the Janata Dal(S) has deliberately fielded ‘weak candidates’ in Hanur and Piriyapatna to help the BJP. This clearly shows that the BJP and the Janata Dal(S) have entered into an alliance to help each other and to divide Congress votes,” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said.
Addressing an election rally in Indi town of vijayapur district on Sunday, he asked described the JD (S) as an opportunistic party which only looks at gaining power without any ideology, Mr. Siddaramaiah accused the Janata Dal(S) of entering into a pact with the BJP for political victory.
Mocking at Narendra Modi’s slogan “Sabka Saat, Sabka Vikas”, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that if the BJP really has concern to taking all the people along with it, it should have given ticket to Muslims.
Mr. Siddaramaiah said that the BJP never believed in social equality and achieving peace in society as it is a communal party which only does religious politics. “The Congress never believes in religious politics as the BJP does,” he added.
‘Where are Acche Din’
Referring to the “Acche Din” slogan of the BJP, the Chief Minister asked where are the “Acche Din”, as the cost of petrol has now reached the highest ever and the prices of essential commodities are also high.
Taking on BJP State president B.S. Yeddyurappa, he said that Mr. Yeddyurappa, who went to jail on corruption charge, gets angry when somebody says that he went to jail. “I wonder why Mr. Yeddyurappa loses his temper when someone calls him a man who went to jail. After all, it is the fact,” he said.
Congress candidates M.B. Patil, Shivananda Patil and Vithal Katakadonda were present.
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Indigo crisis: Shivakumar urges Centre to act immediately, bring situation under control
Bengaluru (PTI): With large scale flight cancellations by Indigo airlines leaving passengers stranded, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday urged the Centre to act immediately and bring the situation under control.
He called the IndiGo fiasco a the direct result of the govt's monopoly model.
Taking to social media platform 'X', Shivakumar said India is witnessing the worst aviation meltdown in its history. "Thousands of flights cancelled - leaving our people stranded everywhere".
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"The IndiGo fiasco is the direct result of the govt's monopoly model. And as always, it is ordinary Indians who are paying the price," he said.
Shivakumar said that the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, which is India's 3rd busiest airport with nearly 40 million travellers a year, is in complete chaos.
"This is hurting families, businesses and our national reputation. I urge the Union Government to act immediately and bring this situation under control. Our people deserve better," he added.
Domestic carrier IndiGo cancelled over 800 flights on Saturday, the fifth day of the ongoing crisis, even as the government imposed a cap on airfares and directed the airline to process all refunds by Sunday evening.
