8% commission being sought from contractors to clear pending bills in Karnataka, alleges Yediyurappa
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Thursday said his party will hold a three-day protest in the city, probably by the end of this month, condemning the 'policies' of the Congress government in Karnataka and its style of functioning.
The former chief minister also claimed that none of the contractors are coming forward to take up development work in the state, as those in government are not making timely payments to them. They are seeking 7.5-8 per cent commission from them for clearing pending bills, he alleged.
"Protesting against this government we will hold a satyagraha (protest) in front of Vidhana Soudha and send a warning to this government," the member of the BJP's Parliamentary Board told reporters here.
"Such a situation exists today across the state, I condemn this government's style of functioning. So, condemning the policies of this government, we will hold a three-day protest, by gathering a large number of people, either in front of Vidhana Soudha or at Freedom Park. We will decide on the dates soon, probably ahead of the Belagavi Assembly session," he added.
Yediyurappa today vitsited R R Nagar Assembly constituency here, which is represented by BJP MLA Munirathna.
Accusing the ruling Congress of "revenge politics" in the constituency, he said developmental works that were under progress and for which funds were released have now been stopped and lie incomplete.
Highlighting the bad condition of roads in several areas, Yediyurappa urged the Congress government to focus on development keeping public interest in mind.
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PM Modi, RSS strengthening wall in path of SCs, STs, OBCs: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi (PTI): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS were strengthening the wall standing in the path of Dalits, Adivasis and OBCs, even as he acknowledged that the UPA took steps to weaken that wall but not to the extent it should have.
Addressing the 'Samvidhan Rakshak Abhiyaan', Gandhi also referred to the function held on Constitution Day in Parliament and said that it is his guarantee, that "Modi has not read" the Constitution.
"If PM Modi would have read this book then what he does daily, he would not do it," Gandhi said, displaying a copy of the Constitution of India.
Gandhi said the country's whole system is pitted against Dalits, Adivasis and backward class people.
He said a wall obstructs the path of Dalits, Adivasis and OBCs and Modi and the RSS are strengthening that wall by "adding cement to it".
"Slowly the wall (obstructing the path of SCs, STs, OBCs) is getting strengthened. Earlier, the UPA government gave MGNREGA, the land acquisition act, the right to food...those were ways to weaken that wall. Today, when I look back, I can say the UPA government did not weaken the wall to the extent it should have, it did not do it as strongly as it should have," Gandhi said.
"However, we used to make efforts to weaken that wall but they (the BJP) are strengthening that wall by adding concrete," the former Congress president said.
Gandhi said a caste survey being carried out in Telangana is a historic step and the Congress will do the same wherever it comes to power.
