Ahead of Karnataka Assembly polls, Congress launches campaign against BJP, questions unkept promises
Bengaluru, Aug 29: Preparing the pitch for the Assembly polls next year, the Congress in Karnataka on Monday announced a campaign "Nim Hatra Idya Uttara?" (Do you have an answer?), against the ruling BJP in the State for its "unfulfilled" promises made by the party in its election manifesto in 2018.
The campaign, seen as a counter to BJP's Janotsava' campaign, was launched by AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, KPCC president D K Shivakumar, Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah, among others, and will go on till the 2023 Assembly polls with the Congress asking the BJP questions every day.
The BJP made 600 promises to the people of Karnataka and they haven't started work on 91 per cent of them. This is a campaign we have initiated to put the truth before the people, summarising the betrayal by the saffron party, Surjewala said.
Speaking to reporters here, he accused the BJP of being power-hungry and alleged that its administration was corrupt.
"This is a government of four Cs - crumbling infrastructure, complete policy paralysis, corruption and communal tension," he said as he called Bommai as perhaps the most incompetent CM in the history of Karnataka heading the most-corrupt government in the country.
Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah accused the BJP of bringing down the State's image by indulging in corruption, referring to scams like the one related to recruitment of sub- inspectors of the police.
To hide their failures, they are raising religious issues," he said.
The BJP's 2018 manifesto was titled 'Namma Karnatakakakke Namma Vachana' (Our promise to our Karnataka), Shivakumar said and added, "Instead they have done vanchane (betrayed) the people of the State."
ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದ ಭರವಸೆಗಳು ಆರು ನೂರು , ಆಗಿದ್ದು ಮೂರು.
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) August 29, 2022
ವಚನಭ್ರಷ್ಟತೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ವೈಫಲ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನ ಮರೆಮಾಚುತ್ತಿರುವ @BJP4Karnataka ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತರಿಸುವ ಸಮಯವಿದು.
ನುಡಿದಂತೆ ನಡೆದಿದ್ದೀರಾ? #NimHatraIdyaUttara pic.twitter.com/pvO877f4sl
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
