Congress govt in Karnataka has lost popularity in very short period, says Yediyurappa
Bengaluru (PTI): Alleging that the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka has lost its popularity so soon after coming to power, veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday announced that his party leaders will travel across the state to protest against the "failures" of this administration.
The former chief minister also alleged that despite pressing issues like drought, the government has adopted an anti-people policy instead of addressing them.
"At the meeting of important leaders today, we discussed various issues. In a very short period this government has lost its popularity and has reached a situation where they are facing a rap from the people," Yediyurappa said.
Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the party office-bearers meeting here, he said, "The state is affected by drought. Despite several burning issues, this government without addressing them, is continuing by adopting anti-people policy."
It has been decided that after the Ganapati festival (on September 18), BJP leaders will travel across the state, Yediyurappa, who is also the member of the party's parliamentary board, said. "We will gather thousands of party workers in every district and will work according to our plan of action."
"Discussions are still on, all our party leaders and office-bearers have given their suggestions, we will decide on our plan of action in the days to come," he added.
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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.
