HOLALKERE, Karnataka: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Amit Shah today said ‘Ulti Ghinti’ (Reverse Countdown) of the Congress government in Karnataka has begun as it was stooped in corruption while the development had taken a backseat.
Speaking at party’s ‘Parivartana Yatra’ here on Wednesday, he said Karnataka had suffered development. Because of slowdown, the engine of growth had slowed down. There was a disconnect with government and people. With this where can Karnataka ‘Vikas’ can be done.
Karnataka Government is only there to strengthen the Congress Party and not to serve the people, Mr Shah said.
He said Mr Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of the country with the blessings of the people of Karnataka despite Congress ruling the state in 2014. ”BJP started many programmes.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been asking what has Modi Government done to Karnataka. Here I have to answer this and give a detailed list. I demand accountability on the Centers allocation to the State,” he added.
Mr Shah said during 13th Finance Commission under UPA Government when Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh were at the helm, Karnataka got Rs 88,583 crore.
After Mr Modi took over, the 14th Finance Commission allocated Rs 2.19 lakh crore. ”Now let me ask you that had this funds reached the villages. Mr Modi has sent all this money. Where is it? Karnataka wants to know where has this money gone now.”
He said in addition to Finance Commission allocation, the Centre had also given additional funds towards Mudra Loans, Smart City projects, Amrut, Hriday, Swatch Bharat, Railways, Housing for the poor, Bengaluru metro, farmers and road development to the extent of Rs 79,000 crore. Where has this gone, he asked.
”If I go on making the list of incidents of corruption in Karnataka then I will need seven days ending up rendering ‘Bhagavata Saptha’,” he said.
The BJP President accused the Congress Government of being anti-Hindu in nature and was resorting to vote bank politics to win elections. Anti-Hindu government is practiced in the state. It was supporting by fundamental organizations like SDPI by withdrawing all the cases against its activists, while it was demanding Rs 10,000 bond for erecting a pandal during Ganesha Chaturthi. It had not paid salaries for the Priests for the last four months.
The Congress Government was responsible for killing of 23 innocent BJP or RSS workers during the three years. What was their fault. The government was not probing these cases but appeasing minorities.
”Once the BJP come to power post May, 2018, all these elements in the Government will go to jail. This government which plays with the sentiments of the Hindus should be thrown out,” he said.
Mr Shah said Congress and its Chief Minister Siddaramaiah claimed to be the supporters of the OBC sections of the people, but in Delhi when Mr Modi Government was planning to create OBC Commission by seeking an amendment to the Constitution, Congress party stalled the bill. Instead of supporting it derailed in the Parliament.
He listed out ministers in involved in alleged corrupt practices saying that Power Minister was raided by CBI and several hundred crores worth of unaccounted assets and money was found. Why was Mr Siddarmaiah still keeping him in the Cabinet. Chief Minister himself wears a Rs 70 lakh worth watch. How did it come. It came as he patronised rich businessmen and doled out favours in exchange of such things. Mr Siddarmaiah was also allegedly involved in a huge land scam denotifying Arkavati Layout lands in Bengalore. Social Welfare Minister Anjaneya’s wife is alleged to have taken money for transfers. Mining Lord Santosh Lad had to step down in illegal mining case. The Chief Minster’s son was involved in MRI scam and Water Resources Minister M B Patil was involved in irregularities in execution of Malaprabha canal project. Rs 100 crores had exchanged hands in the steel bridge scam that never took off.
When BJP comes to power it will probe all these scams and show the place where they should be. We will ensure that these Congress politicians stooped in correction will land in jail.(agencies)
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