BJP functionaries booked for illegal protest in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A case was registered against BJP functionaries for allegedly staging a protest in Gandhinagar constituency, in violation of a Karnataka High Court order that prohibits demonstrations in the city except at the freedom park, police said on Friday.
The case was registered on a complaint by a police officer under sections 223 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant sections of the Karnataka Police Act, they said.
BJP state president B Y Vijayendra had called for the protest on September 24 to highlight the potholes and poor condition of roads.
Acting on this, party leaders and workers, led by party's district president Saptagiri Gowda held a protest blocking the road on R T Street, Gandhinagar constituency, around 11.30 am.
The protest, which continued till 1 pm, saw BJP workers, including Gandhinagar BJP Mandal President Karunakar Yadav, Pradeep, Jayaram and others raising slogans against the government.
Police said despite a HC order prohibiting protests and processions in Bengaluru city, the BJP workers went ahead with the road blockade, thereby causing inconvenience to the public and violating the court’s directions.
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Totally lacklustre: Congress on Union Budget
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Sunday said the Union Budget was "totally lacklustre" and fell woefully short of the hype that was generated around it.
Congress general secretary, Communications, Jairam Ramesh said the budget speech given by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was also "non-transparent" as it gave no idea of the budgetary allocations for key programmes and schemes.
"While the documents need to be studied in detail, it is clear after 90 minutes that Budget 2026/27 falls woefully short of the hype that was generated about it. It was totally lacklustre," Ramesh said in a post on X.
"The speech was also non-transparent since it gave no idea whatsoever of budgetary allocations for key programmes and schemes," he said.
In her speech, Sitharaman announced that the target for capex will be raised to Rs 12.2 lakh crore for FY27 from Rs 11.2 lakh crore earmarked for the current fiscal year.
She also announced a slew of measures to boost infrastructure in the country, including in tier-2 and tier-3 cities.
The budget came in the backdrop of global uncertainties, trade frictions and US tariffs and slowdown in exports.
This is the third budget of the BJP-led NDA government in its third term in office.
While the documents need to be studied in detail, it is clear after 90 mins that Budget 2026/27 falls woefully short of the hype that was generated about it. It was totally lacklustre. The speech was also non-transparent since it gave no idea whatsoever of budgetary allocations…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) February 1, 2026
