Leave party, contest as independent candidate: BJP MLA SR Vishwanath dares MP K. Sudhakar
Bengaluru: Yelahanka MLA S.R. Vishwanath has hit out at BJP MP K. Sudhakar over his criticism of state party president B.Y. Vijayendra, challenging him to contest as an independent candidate if he believes in his popularity.
Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Thursday, Vishwanath strongly criticized Sudhakar for his recent remarks against Vijayendra. "If you join the BJP and then leave, there is no salvation. Even former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa realized this when he returned to the party. Yediyurappa became the Chief Minister after rejoining the BJP. Sudhakar, too, has the potential to become Chief Minister in the future, but his actions are not in line with party discipline," he said.
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Expressing displeasure over Sudhakar’s statements, Vishwanath further added, "He spoke lightly about our state president, which is unacceptable. If he had any grievances, he could have directly spoken to Vijayendra. Instead, he has chosen to create unnecessary controversy. If he wants to leave the party, then let him go— we will ensure the party remains strong and well-organized."
The comments come amid growing factional tensions within the Karnataka BJP, with Sudhakar's criticism of the leadership triggering strong reactions from party loyalists.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
