Election results in BJP's favour will have positive effect on Karnataka Assembly poll: CM Bommai
Bengaluru, Mar 10: Buoyed by the election results in favour of BJP in four States, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said the party's victory there will have a positive effect in the state, which goes to Assembly polls next year.
"There will be a positive effect of this election on Karnataka. The election results have filled our workers with enthusiasm. The BJP will march forward with more vigour in implementing the programmes mentioned in our budget," he told reporters here.
He vowed that his government will give a "prosperous, safe and new" Karnataka to the people of the state.
"We are confident that the people of Karnataka will install us in the 2023 general assembly election for another five years," Bommai said.
He congratulated the BJP leadership for the tremendous show in four out of five assembly elections. "Especially in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP has garnered more seats to form the 'double engine government' led by its Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
I congratulate the voters of five states, especially our leader Prime Minister Narendra Modi, our party president J P Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah, Adityanath and others," Bommai said.
According to him, the pro-people programmes started by Narendra Modi in favour of marginal sections of society, farmers and women, helped the party to win the Assembly polls.
The CM also said the COVID management and financial empowerment of poor were very much appreciated by the people, who voted in favour of Modi and made the opposition "bite the dust".
Bommai said the election results have made the BJP leaders vow to do more pro-people work in the coming years.
He also explained that the election outcome demonstrated that the Prime Minister has laid a strong foundation to realise his dream of building a 'New India' with the motto 'Sab Ka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sab Ka Vishwas, Sab Ka Prayas'.
Bommai also said the results proved once again that there is one leader today across India, and it is Narendra Modi. As the state will go for Assembly election next year, Bommai said the PM would visit Karnataka sometime in the next two to three months where the party will announce its programmes for Karnataka for the next one year.
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PM Modi hell-bent on 'revenge' since Karnataka 'rejected' him in assembly polls, says Congress
New Delhi, Apr 27: The Congress on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been hell-bent on taking "revenge" on the people of Karnataka since they "decisively rejected" him in the 2023 assembly elections.
The opposition party's attack came after the Centre approved about Rs 3,499 crore as drought relief to Karnataka following the state government taking the matter to the Supreme Court.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X, "Ever since Mr Modi was rejected decisively by the people of Karnataka in the 2023 assembly elections, he has been hell-bent on taking his revenge."
First, Modi tried to "sabotage" the Anna Bhagya food security scheme but the Congress government was unshaken and launched a direct cash transfer scheme for the 4.49 crore beneficiaries, Ramesh said.
"Second, he cut off funds to Karnataka. Between April 2023 -- when he lost -- and January 2024, total central transfers to Karantaka have declined by 23 per cent. Central grants have fallen by 56 per cent," he alleged.
Third, the Centre delayed the legitimate drought relief funds due to the farmers of the state, Ramesh further claimed.
"223 out of 236 talukas in Karnataka are facing drought conditions, with 196 taluks being categorised as severely hit. As early as September 2023, the Karnataka government had approached the Modi sarkar to release funds of Rs 18,172 crore for drought relief. It was delayed for months," the Congress leader said.
Today, after the Karnataka government dragged the Modi government to the Supreme Court for failing to provide drought relief, the Union finance ministry finally agreed to release more than Rs 3,498 crore to Karnataka's farmers, he said.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the Centre has approved Rs 3,499 crore as drought relief and released only Rs 3,454 crore.
He urged the prime minister to release the balance amount as soon as possible.
The chief minister also thanked the Supreme Court for warning the central government and providing some drought relief to the state.
Ever since Mr. Modi was rejected decisively by the people of Karnataka in the 2023 Assembly Elections, he has been hell-bent on taking his revenge.
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) April 27, 2024
• First, he tried to sabotage the Anna Bhagya food security scheme. @INCIndia’s Government was unshaken and launched a direct…
