KPCC to hold protest at 300 locations in Bengaluru against BJP govt's corruption in state
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee will hold a silent protest at more than 300 locations across the state capital on Monday between 10 am-12 pm against the state government’s corruption in the state.
Senior Congress leader of the state NA Haris along with AICC Secretary Abhishek Dutt on Sunday called a press conference at the KPCC Office here in the city and slammed the CM Bommai-led BJP government over corrupt administration and governance.
The party’s decision to hold a protest comes at a time when several working bodies across the state have alleged corruption in the existing governance including the “40% commission” allegations labeled against the government by contractors.
During the press conference, Haris said that the silent protest on the theme ‘Clear Corruption, Save Bengaluru’ will be held at 51 Metro stations, on 26 flyovers, and at 200 traffic signals. “Rather than obstructing the free movement of people by organizing protest rally, we have decided to hold a silent protest, displaying placards,” he added.
The MLA added, “Since everyone is well aware of the level of corruption in the state administration, we are stressing on the need for everyone to contribute to saving the state capital. We will conduct the protest in Bengaluru on Monday and extend it to the rest of the state later.”
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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.
