Siddaramaiah puts forth questionnaire on people’s woes, tells PM, ‘AnswerMadiModi’
Who’s responsible for such problems, ex-CM asks Modi on Twitter
Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Sunday presented a questionnaire for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in relation to the May 10 Karnataka Assembly elections.
Asking, “Who’s responsible for this?” and tagging it ‘AnswerMadiModi’, Siddaramaiah has tweeted his questions relating to people’s problems, including poor quality of roads, increase in criminal activities and assault of people belonging to SC-ST.
“PM Modi is currently in Karnataka and speaking a lot, yet the corruption in the state has forced the presidents of the contractors’ association and of the aided education societies’ association to write to the Prime Minister himself to help them out,” the former Chief Minister said.
“During the Congress government tenure, Bengaluru was called ‘Garden City’, ‘Silicon City’, ‘IT-BT Capital’ and ‘SmartApp Capital’. Now, after the administration of the BJP government, however, Bengaluru is being called the ‘Crime Capital’ on account of the pothole-filled roads and poor management of floods,” he said, and added, “The NCRB Report states that 72 per cent of the theft cases in metropolitan cities occur in Bengaluru. This has tarnished the image of the city.”
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Bengaluru was the most popular haunt for entrepreneurs during the Congress administration, but, under the BJP government, the state capital slipped to No 17 in the list, said Siddaramaiah.
He also alleged that, due to the increase in crime rate in Bengaluru, fall in quality of amenities and bad condition of roads, Bengaluru had fallen to very low levels in the world habitability index.
“In the last three years, 31 people lost their lives due to the potholes on Bengaluru roads,” he pointed out in his tweet.
Referring to traffic congestion, the Congress leader said that the 48 per cent traffic congestion in Bengaluru had led the city to be called a city of traffic jams too. The people had been wasting a lot of their time getting caught in such congestion on the roads, he added.
“The rate of assault of people belonging to SC/ST communities has increased by 18 per cent in 2021,” Siddaramaiah pointed out, and also said, “The number of cases filed under the NDPS Act has increased by 1493 per cent, while immoral trafficking has also increased in 2021 by 61 per cent.”
The former Chief Minister tweeted, “Since the government has not permitted the implementation of the Mekedaatu Project to provide drinking water to Bengaluru City, the residents of Bengaluru are struggling for want of water. The people are forced to use private borewells and tankers to fulfill their potable water needs.”
He closes the questionnaire asking PM Modi, “Who’s responsible for this?” and demanding that the Prime Minister answer the question.
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Adityanath govt has completely failed to maintain Taj Mahal, alleges Akhilesh
Lucknow (PTI): Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday raised questions over maintenance of the Taj Mahal in Agra and attacked the Yogi Adityanath government saying it should be a "living and active" example, not just a "monument".
Yadav, who shared a viral video in which a plant could be seen sprouting from the dome of the Taj Mahal, said the monument might develop cracks due to the roots.
In a post on X, he said, "The BJP government and its dormant departments have completely failed to maintain the Taj Mahal, the wonder that attracts tourists from all over the world."
Yadav went on to say, "There is a possibility of rusting of the metal of the urn on the main dome. Water is dripping from the main dome. There is news of plants growing in the dome. If the roots of trees like these grow, then the Taj Mahal may crack."
He also highlighted problems of monkey menace and water logging in the Taj Mahal complex.
"The Taj Mahal complex has become a sanctuary for monkeys. There is a problem of waterlogging in the Taj Mahal complex. The tourists are worried whether they should admire the Taj Mahal or deal with the problems," Yadav said, adding due to all these reasons, the country's image is tarnished at the global level.
Last week, the main dome of the Taj witnessed water seepage due to incessant rains but officials said there was no damage to the arched roof.
Yadav asked where crores of rupees of funds that come for the maintenance of Taj Mahal are going.
"The government should be a living and active example, not just a monument," he added.
