Karnataka: Congress stages protest, BJP lodges complaint against Siddaramaiah

Ahead of the assembly elections the national parties the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress are locked in bitter fights over corruption The Congress staged a silent protest Stop Corruption Save Bengaluru at more than 300 locations in Bengaluru on Monday condemning corruption by the BJPThe BJP in turn condemned the Congress and dubbed the party as the Gangotri of corruption and also lodged a complaint against Opposition leader SiddaramaiahKarnataka Congress incharge Randeep Singh Surjewala state president DK Shivakumar and Opposition leader Siddaramaiah along with thousands of party workers staged a silent protest over the alleged rampant corruption by the BJPShivakumar charged that Bengaluru has become a capital of potholes and the quality of the projects in the city is mediocre The pothole menace has resulted in many deaths and the ruling BJP has failed completelyThe BJP government is harassing and taking money from roadside vendors The collection amounts to Rs 1 crore he addedMeanwhile the Karnataka BJP on Monday filed a complaint with the Lokayukta alleging a 50 per cent commission in TenderSure projects during Siddaramaiahs tenure as the CMChalawadi Narayanaswamy BJP SC Morcha president and Yogendra from the legal cell of the party filed the complaintThey Congress do not have any proof In TenderSure Projects in 201314 5386 per cent additional funds were released and this is a scandal Then CM Siddaramaiah has taken commission and all scams during his tenure will be brought out Narayanaswamy saidAlso Read Uddhav Thackeray announces alliance with Prakash Ambedkars VBASiddaramaiah is not Harishchandra a Hindu mythological character who always upheld the truth There were many scandals during his time But he makes allegations as if he was Harishchandra He was defeated and sent home because of corruption Narayanaswamy statedReacting to the Congress protest Stop corruption save Bengaluru Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the previous Congress government closed the Lokayukta institute just to bury the scamsHe termed the Congress as the Gangotri of corruption and said he has the documents of the 60 per cent premium paid in Bengaluru during the Siddaramaiah governmentBommai said those who shut down the Lokayukta are holding protests in over 300 places and are giving lessons Why did they close the Lokayukta A number of cases had been filed against 59 persons including the CM so they started the AntiCorruption Bureau and got B reports filed in all casesAll those cases have now now referred to the Lokayukta Corruption had been a part of the previous government They are protesting to cover up their misdeeds Bommai statedOn the Congress party comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Hitler the CM said the people know what Modi has done and criticising him is like spitting in the air When AICC president Sonia Gandhi termed Modi Maut Ka Saudagar the BJP came back to power with more number of seats in Gujarat he addedThis 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