BJP criticizes Karnataka government for delaying official residence allocation to LOP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: The Karnataka state government is facing criticism for failing to allocate a government residence to R Ashoka, the Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in the Karnataka Assembly, more than a year after taking charge, according to sources from Ashoka's office.
Despite admitting that the BJP named Ashoka as LOP later than expected, party sources revealed they have written to the government four times requesting an official residence for Ashoka. A special officer also discussed the matter with the state's chief secretary, but the government has yet to respond, it added.
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The BJP has requested 'No 1, Kumarakripa East', 'No 1, Race View Cottage on Race Course Road', or 'No 2, Race View Cottage on Race Course Road' to be allocated as Ashoka's official residence. They wrote to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Chief Secretary Dr. Rajneesh Goel to put forth the request. The party argued that all three buildings are currently unoccupied and conveniently located close to the Vidhana Soudha, which would benefit Ashoka.
In his letter, Ashoka reportedly mentioned that he had been allocated 'No 2, Race View Cottage on Race Course Road' as his official residence when he was a minister in the BJP government but vacated it for the Speaker’s stay.
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People taught lesson to those who were talking about changing Constitution: Pawar
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra) (PTI): NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said the country taught a lesson to those who were talking about changing the Constitution.
He was speaking at the unveiling of the Urdu translation of English book "Padmavibhushan Sharad Pawar - The great Enigma" by Sheshrao Chavan here.
The political situation in the country should change, Pawar said, adding, "We should think where we are heading. We have to see that the country does not fall in the wrong hands."
Four months ago (during the Lok Sabha election campaign), Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party colleagues made statements that were not in national interest, the NCP (SP) chief said, referring to BJP leader Ananthkumar Hegde's controversial remark that they needed 400-plus seats to amend the Constitution.
"It is a good thing that the people taught a lesson to those who talked about changing the Constitution," Pawar said.
He also hit back at Union minister Amit Shah who recently called him "ringleader of corrupt people".
"A week ago, Amit Shah said that Sharad Pawar is the ringleader of all the corrupt people in the country. Earlier, when he was in Gujarat, he used the law in the wrong manner. For that the Supreme Court externed him from Gujarat. The one who was externed by the Supreme Court is holding charge of the Union Home Ministry now," Pawar said.
Shah was discharged in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case in 2014.
