BJP to send teams to assess flood-hit areas in Karnataka: Vijayendra
Bengaluru (PTI): The BJP in Karnataka has constituted two teams to visit flood-hit regions of the state and assess the damage and relief operations, party state president B Y Vijayendra said on Sunday.
In the wake of torrential rains in neighbouring Maharashtra and several parts of Karnataka, rivers including Krishna and Bhima are in spate in north Karnataka.
“Due to floods and heavy rainfall in North Karnataka and Kalyana Karnataka, farmers and the poor are in distress. The Siddaramaiah government is sitting idle, expecting the central government to provide relief,” Vijayendra claimed, speaking with reporters here.
He recalled that when his father, B S Yediyurappa, was chief minister, relief was distributed “without pointing fingers at the central government.”
“The state government is doing injustice to farmers and flood victims,” Vijayendra alleged, adding, “Our leaders will visit flood-affected areas and hear farmers’ grievances over the next two days, starting tomorrow.”
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
