Congress poll promise to mislead people, out of desperation ahead of polls: CM Bommai
Bengaluru, Jan 18: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday termed the Congress' new "guarantee" of giving Rs 2,000 every month to the woman head of households if voted to power, as an 'attempt to mislead' the people of the state ahead of Assembly polls, out of desperation.
With a similarity in the Congress' poll guarantee to the one that his government is currently working on, the Chief Minister said he had announced it as a "serious programme", while they have only said such a programme will be rolled out on coming to power.
"They are desperate, despite all the circus and publicity they have got to know that they will not be elected, they are in a way trying to mislead the people, such things don't work."
Speaking to reporters here, Bommai said the Congress party has lost the trust and many such announcements will come in the days ahead.
"My question is, they could have done it while in power, why didn't they do it, now what is the guarantee that they will do it? They have not fulfilled the promise made then, now what is the guarantee that they will fulfill this now," he asked and said his announcement will be fulfilled and the government will implement it considering financial and other factors.
AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi had announced the 'Gruha Lakshmi scheme', a promise to provide Rs 2,000 every month to women head of households on coming to power, while addressing Na Nayaki' (women's) convention on Monday here.
Last week, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said he was working on a similar cash scheme for women-led households in the upcoming 2023-24 Budget.
Also, the Congress last week promised the 'Gruha Jyoti scheme', under which all households will get 200 units of free electricity every month.
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BJP has history of ‘contradictory alliances’, says BK Hariprasad
Bengaluru: Congress MLC B. K. Hariprasad has launched a sharp attack on the BJP, accusing the party of hypocrisy over its criticism of alliance politics in Tamil Nadu.
In a post on X on Friday, Hariprasad said BJP leader B. L. Santhosh criticising the Congress party’s alliance politics in Tamil Nadu was “not just laughable, but the height of political contradiction.”
He said the Congress has always joined hands with like-minded parties to protect secular and democratic values in the country.
Hariprasad questioned the BJP over several of its past and present alliances across the country. Referring to Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tripura, Bihar and Maharashtra, he accused the BJP of sharing power with parties it had earlier criticised.
He alleged that the BJP had aligned with separatist and corruption-linked political forces in different states for political gains.
“The BJP, which speaks against alliances today, should first look at its own political history,” he said, adding that the party’s record was full of “contradictions and changing stands.”
Hariprasad also accused the BJP of using central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax Department and CBI as political tools to target opposition leaders, topple governments and influence electoral mandates.
He further claimed that the people of Tamil Nadu had strongly rejected the BJP and its ideology in the recent election.
“Congress forms alliances to protect the Constitution, secularism and national unity, while the BJP enters into alliances only for power,” he said.
