Karnataka BJP says state administration has 'collapsed' amid Congress infighting
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Tuesday alleged that the state administration has "completely collapsed" due to infighting and a power tussle within the ruling Congress.
Highlighting the "failures" of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led dispensation, he accused it of pushing the state towards "economic trouble".
"No development works are happening and MLAs are in distress due to lack of development in their constituencies. In between this there are claims about the November revolution. It is not BJP leaders who are speaking about the November revolution, the ruling Congress legislators and Ministers are speaking about it," Vijayendra told reporters here.
He said instead of addressing farmers' distress, the ruling party is engaging in discussions regarding possible change of Chief Minister.
There have been speculations about leadership change in November, when the Congress government reaches the halfway mark of its five-year term, which is being referred to by some as "November revolution".
Claiming that people of the state have lost faith in this government because of its infigiting and the CM having to repeatedly assert that would complete his term, Vijayendra said, "The legislators in the ruling party have lost trust in the Chief Minister and there is infighting, the administration has completely collapsed."
Referring to state Home Minister G Parameshwara's statement that speculations over a leadership change has affected governance, he said, "The government and the CM seem to be pushing the state towards economic trouble. They are unable to pay government employees, no developmental projects."
There has been speculation within state's political circles, especially within the ruling Congress, for some time now about the Chief Minister change later this year, citing alleged power-sharing agreement involving incumbent Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar.
He accused the Congress government of "failing" to provide relief to farmers in distress, and instead blaming the central government.
"It is unfortunate that the Chief Minister and the Congress government are unable to respond to the concerns of the farmers. This government is as good as dead for the farmers," he said.
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PM Modi is controlled by Donald Trump, wants to do the same in TN: Rahul Gandhi
Ranipet (Tamil Nadu) (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was being "controlled" by US President Donald Trump and that the PM wanted the AIADMK to capture power so that he could control Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
Also, he claimed that the prime minister "handed out our energy security and gave away our data, besides selling our farmers and small and medium industries."
"You saw yesterday (in Parliament) the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi completely lacking confidence," Rahul said on the delimitation bill.
"He (PM) could not even face the opposition. He was sitting sideways. And the reason is, he is controlled by the United States. He signed the India-US deal that sold our country out," Rahul said while addressing an election rally here.
He further said, "Today, if Donald Trump tells Modi to jump, Modi jumps. If Donald Trump tells Modi to lie down, Modi lies down. Why? Because Donald Trump controls Modi fully. How does he control him? He controls through the Epstein files. He controls him because he knows Modi's financial systems and understands Modi's link with Adani," the Congress leader alleged.
Just as he was being controlled by Trump, Modi wanted to do the same to the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. "That is why he wants to put AIADMK in power in TN," Rahul said.
The Union government had rejected references to PM Modi in the latest Jeffrey Epstein case files, describing it as “little more than trashy ruminations by a convicted criminal that deserves to be dismissed with the utmost contempt”.
