We will answer politics with politics: Lakshmi Hebbalkar responds to Governor’s nod for prosecution
Belagavi: In response to the Governor granting permission for the prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with the Muda scam, Women and Child Development Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar stated that there is no question of the Chief Minister resigning. She accused the opposition of using the case for political gain and asserted that the Congress would respond in kind.
Speaking to reporters, Hebbalkar highlighted that the investigation is being led by a retired judge and that no report has been issued yet. She claimed that the constitutional powers have been misused for political motives.
"I will not speculate on whether the Chief Minister will resign if he is arrested. Every time a non-BJP government comes to power, we see this kind of harassment. All Congress MLAs and Ministers stand firmly behind the Chief Minister, and there is no question of him stepping down," Hebbalkar stated.
She also drew a distinction between this case and the one involving former BJP Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, stating that Yediyurappa was betrayed by his own party members.
Hebbalkar reiterated that the Congress is a disciplined party and that Siddaramaiah, who has maintained a spotless political career for 40 years, is being unfairly targeted.
"The people of Karnataka have entrusted us with 5 years of safe governance, and we intend to fulfill that mandate," Hebbalkar concluded.
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PM Modi, RSS strengthening wall in path of SCs, STs, OBCs: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi (PTI): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS were strengthening the wall standing in the path of Dalits, Adivasis and OBCs, even as he acknowledged that the UPA took steps to weaken that wall but not to the extent it should have.
Addressing the 'Samvidhan Rakshak Abhiyaan', Gandhi also referred to the function held on Constitution Day in Parliament and said that it is his guarantee, that "Modi has not read" the Constitution.
"If PM Modi would have read this book then what he does daily, he would not do it," Gandhi said, displaying a copy of the Constitution of India.
Gandhi said the country's whole system is pitted against Dalits, Adivasis and backward class people.
He said a wall obstructs the path of Dalits, Adivasis and OBCs and Modi and the RSS are strengthening that wall by "adding cement to it".
"Slowly the wall (obstructing the path of SCs, STs, OBCs) is getting strengthened. Earlier, the UPA government gave MGNREGA, the land acquisition act, the right to food...those were ways to weaken that wall. Today, when I look back, I can say the UPA government did not weaken the wall to the extent it should have, it did not do it as strongly as it should have," Gandhi said.
"However, we used to make efforts to weaken that wall but they (the BJP) are strengthening that wall by adding concrete," the former Congress president said.
Gandhi said a caste survey being carried out in Telangana is a historic step and the Congress will do the same wherever it comes to power.
