Siddaramaiah has fixed a "time bomb" in the alliance government: Jagadish Shettar
Bengaluru, May 14: Holding senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah responsible for the current political crisis in Karnataka, former chief minister Jagadish Shettar Tuesday claimed that the Congress-JD(S)coalition government would fall anytime after May 23.
The BJP leader even accused Siddaramaiah, a former chief minister, of having fixed a "time bomb" in the government.
"I have been saying from the beginning that this government may fall any time. Those signs are now very much visible.
The person who has fixed the time bomb for this government is Siddaramaiah. He has kept it ready for May 23," Shettar said.
BJP leaders have been saying that once the Lok Sabha election results are out on May 23, the countdown for the current government would begin.
"Siddaramaiah is responsible for the current crisis. It is a conspiracy to pull down Kumaraswamy government and become chief minister again," Shettar told reporters at Hubballi.
He even accused Siddaramaiah of supporting actress Sumalatha, widow of Kannada actor-turned-politician Ambareesh, who contested from the Mandya Lok Sabha seat against chief minister H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy, a JD(S) candidate.
Asked about the Congress leaders' claims that at least 20 BJP MLAs were in touch with them, Shettar challenged them to spell out at least one name.
Siddaramaiah hit back,saying "BJP has no job other than adding fuel to the fire.
They are experts in that.They try to project falsehood as truth. They do not know anything other than lies," he said.
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No more street vending on B’luru’s main roads, as govt plans to bring new policy for street hawkers
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday said that the state government has decided to formulate a new policy for footpaths in Bengaluru, under which street vending will not be allowed on main roads and sub-main roads.
Addressing the media after a budget preparation meeting and executive meeting of GBA corporations at Vidhana Soudha, Shivakumar said discussions were held with MLAs from the GBA region regarding the corporations’ budgets and key civic issues.
Leader of Opposition R. Ashok also participated in the meeting and shared his views. Officials from multiple departments, including police, BESCOM, BMRCL, BWSSB and BDA, along with ministers and legislators, were present.
He stated that all five municipalities have prepared their individual budgets, while MLAs have submitted their demands, including calls for ward-wise grants.
“We have decided to bring a new policy for footpaths. Citizens are struggling to walk as footpaths are encroached upon by street vendors,” Shivakumar said.
Highlighting the need to balance livelihoods and public convenience, he added that “a separate space will be provided for street vendors, and specific roads will be designated for their business,” ensuring that pedestrians can use footpaths without obstruction. He noted that there was unanimous agreement among MLAs on this approach.
Issuing a warning to vendors, Shivakumar said that authorities will act against those violating the rules. “If vendors operate during the day and leave their carts on the roadside at night, authorities will clear them. People should be aware of this,” he said.
Providing data on street vendors, he said that around 60,000 vendors have registered so far, of which 30,000 have applied for vehicles, and a tender has already been floated.
“Only those with street vendor identity cards will be allowed to do business. Those without ID cards will not be permitted to operate on the streets,” he added.
