Cong govt pushed Karnataka into state of 'financial deterioration': Union Minister Karandlaje
Bengaluru (PTI): Hitting out at the Congress government over rising prices, Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje on Sunday accused it of pushing Karnataka into a state of "financial deterioration" and "looting" the people.
The Lok Sabha member from Bengaluru North said the BJP would hold protests across the state to ensure the government acknowledges the issues faced by the people and takes action to address them.
The state BJP has already announced protests in Bengaluru and other parts of Karnataka next week.
"The prices of all essential commodities are rising in the state. Before the Assembly elections, the Congress had announced guarantee schemes. Due to these schemes, the state's exchequer has been depleted, and no development work is taking place—whether it’s roads, irrigation projects, hospitals, or schools—everything is at a standstill," Karandlaje claimed.
Speaking to reporters here, she accused the state government of burdening people with "higher taxes" and highlighted the increase in milk prices, power tariffs, and bus and metro rail fares, among other things.
"The government has no money. Whatever money is there, they are either indulging in corruption or giving it to the guarantee schemes. Most of the people are saying that they don't want the guarantee schemes; such is the situation. This government has taken Karnataka to a state of financial deterioration," she claimed.
Alleging that there is a fight for the CM's chair within the ruling party, Karandlaje claimed that no ministers are holding review meetings in districts. "Which district has the chief minister visited and held a review meeting?" she asked.
The government is not making an effort to understand the concerns of the people, she said, adding, "We are at the end of March, and there is already a drinking water issue, but no one is addressing it."
"This is the worst government—one of maladministration and corruption. It is looting the people. We (BJP) will fight against it strongly. This government has shut its eyes and ears, but we will play the role of a doctor by ensuring that it sees and hears the issues faced by the people," she added.
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TN Assembly elections: Eight-month pregnant homemaker wins Thiru Vi Ka Nagar seat for TVK
Chennai (PTI): Before giving birth, she had already delivered a mandate—a symbol of hope for Thiru Vi Ka Nagar.
Echoing Delhi’s 2013 “common citizen” political churn associated with the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), an eight-month-pregnant homemaker, M R Pallavi, has been elected as an MLA from Chennai’s Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency, emerging as one of the notable first-time faces of the Vijay-led TVK in the recently held Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
In the narrow lanes of Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, a steady stream of media personnel has been making their way to Pallavi’s residence—a scene reminiscent of the result day in Delhi when journalists thronged the modest home of Rakhi Birla, who had won from Mangolpuri on an AAP ticket.
Pallavi, 36, a homemaker educated up to class XII, defeated the DMK candidate K S Ravichandran by a margin of 22,333 votes in the reserved Thiru Vi Ka Nagar Assembly constituency.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats, while DMK and AIADMK got 59 and 47, respectively.
Pallavi’s victory has drawn attention due to her personal circumstances. She campaigned extensively while eight months pregnant, going door-to-door to reach voters.
According to local accounts, she even fainted once during the campaign but continued her outreach.
She has not spoken to the media following her victory, as doctors have advised her to rest. Her husband, Rajesh, briefly recounted her campaign efforts.
A self-professed admirer of actor-turned-politician Vijay, Pallavi joined TVK soon after its formation and is now among its first-time legislators.
Doctors have advised her to be hospitalised around May 20, as she is expecting her second child. Ahead of that, voters in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar have entrusted her with representing them in the state Assembly.
Political observers say the rise of candidates like Pallavi signals a possible shift in Tamil Nadu’s political landscape, with voters backing a new party and candidates from non-traditional backgrounds.
