Surjewala in Karnataka to 'prepare grounds' for Siddaramaiah's resignation, says BY Vijayendra
Bengaluru, Jul 2 (PTI): Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra on Wednesday claimed that senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala arrived in the state to "prepare grounds" for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's resignation.
The state’s administrative machinery has collapsed and governance is in disarray. Infighting among Congress legislators is worsening, and development work has come to a standstill, he alleged.
"Congress leader Randeep Surjewala is in Bengaluru for the past few days. Why is he here? He is not bothered about the downturn of the corrupt Congress government," Vijayendra told reporters here.
The AICC president is gathering MLAs’ views and is preparing grounds to remove Siddaramaiah from the CM's post. The fight for the top post has intensified due to which horse trading would happen in the state, he claimed.
Referring to Ramnagar MLA Iqbal Ansari’s recent statement that Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar enjoys the support of 100 MLAs and should be made as the CM, the BJP state chief said several senior Congress leaders, including B R Patil and Raju Kage, have also spoken against Siddaramaiah. This shows that the CM has lost the confidence of his own legislators, he said, and urged the Governor to take note of the situation.
He blamed the Congress government for the rising prices of essential commodities and accused it of "rampant corruption and administrative breakdown".
He further stated that the government’s failure has led to a spate of suicides among farmers, officials and contractors. Even Congress MLAs privately acknowledge this dysfunction, he added.
On the Karnataka High Court’s decision to hand over the Valmiki Development Corporation scam to the CBI, Vijayendra termed it as a significant victory for the BJP.
He alleged that the Rs 187 crore meant for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes was diverted to neighbouring Telangana and misused to purchase properties, jewellery and election expenses. Thousands of fake bank accounts were created for this purpose, he said and referred to the suicide of officer Chandrashekhar, who had reportedly detailed the scam in his death note.
Siddaramaiah was compelled to drop Minister B Nagendra from the Cabinet under pressure from the BJP, but efforts are still being made to reinstate him, he claimed.
Nagendra, facing allegations in connection with an illegal money transfer case involving a state-run corporation resigned from the Ministry last June.
Vijayendra alleged that the CM himself is involved in the scam and said no money could have moved out of the state without the approval of the Finance Department, a portfolio held by the CM himself.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
