Karnataka: Ex-CM Bommai meets Yediyurappa amid talks in BJP to decide LoP

Former Karnataka CM Basavaraja Bommai met former CM and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa on Friday amid discussions in the party to decide the Leader of the OppositionIt is to be noted that the state BJP is yet to decide the Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka where Congress emerged victorious in May 10 electionsOn May 29th Basavaraja Bommai slammed the Congress government in the state saying the party has cheated the people regarding the implementation of the five guarantees given to the people during the electionsCongress promised people free for all free for us and free for you during the elections but now they are making different statements Even in the principal order it was said that it is free for all Now they are giving different statements said Basavaraja Bommai speaking at a press conference at the BJP office in BengaluruHe further said that the Congress should implement those schemes which they have announced during poll campaigning Now people are realising What Congress says is what does The congress colour will be sooner exposed If people believe that whatever Congres says is right then why did they lose the election in 2018 after that even the people sent us back home now it is done by Congress and the responsibility of them is to implement those schemes which they have announced he addedFurther slamming the current Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and other Congress leaders Bommai said that they blocked their black money in banks of abroad and made a onetoone agreement with those countriesThese Congress people have sludge the black money and have done onetoone agreements with those countries They have blocked itpeople have elected him DK Shivakumar on his guarantees first he answers them he saidThe partys five guarantees were 200 units of free power to all households Rs 2000 monthly assistance to the woman head of every family 10 kg of rice free to all members of a BPL family and Rs 3000 every month for graduate youth Rs 1500 for diploma holders both in the age group of 1825 for two years and free bus travelling for women in government buses if the party is voted to power in the stateRecently the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation KSRTC Staff and Workers Federation wrote to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urging him to implement the electoral promise made by Congress of free travel to women in government busesIn its letter the Federation claimed that there are incidents where bus passengers are refusing to buy tickets There have been instances where women passengers are putting pressure on their staff saying they cant pay and the government will pay ticket prices the letter saidNotably during a public rally in Mangaluru Congress leader Rahul Gandhi declared the partys fifth poll promise of free travel to women in government busesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever