Stepping up his offensive against the BJP Government in Karnataka, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused it of having ‘mortgaged’ people's future to ‘mafia’ and ‘sold’ the state to mining barons Reddy brothers.
Going ballistic against the BJP in the third lap of his campaign for the May 5 Assembly elections, Gandhi charged it with having ‘built’ the Reddy brothers – G Janardhana and G Karunakara – to come to power in the state.
‘The BJP people talk about corruption. Yesterday in Parliament, they spoke about corruption. But they will not talk about Karnataka. They will not mention the corruption in Karnataka. They will not say a Chief Minister went to jail. They will not say Reddy brothers who they sold the entire state to....they talk about corruption,’ Gandhi said.
The BJP leaders ‘who have built’ the Reddy brothers, ‘who have taken their money’ and ‘who are responsible for corruption’ in Karnataka go to the rest of the country and talk about corruption, he said.
Gandhi said there was a time when Karnataka used to shine and be talked about as a progressive and leading state but ‘the sad part is that in the last nine years, (when Congress was out of power), Karnataka's shine has disappeared.’ For the first time in history, a Chief Minister had gone to jail, said Gandhi, apparently referring to B S Yeddyurappa, who is facing corruption charges and had to quit as Chief Minister on graft charge after his indictment by Lok Ayukta in its report on illegal mining. ‘.. and your future has been mortgaged to mafia,’ Gandhi said.
CHOUHAN FLAYS GANDHI SCION FOR REMARKS ON RULING K’TAKA GOVT
Countering Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's attack on BJP government in Karnataka on corruption, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday alleged that the UPA government which was mired in scams was conspiring to bring disrepute to the state's people.
‘The Congress-led central government has created world record in Commonwealth Games, 2G and Coalgate scams. Can't Rahul see all these scams. Levelling allegations against Karnataka is nothing but a conspiracy to bring disrepute to Karnataka and its people. The people will not accept it,’ he told reporters here.
Chouhan, who was campaigning for the May 5 assembly polls in Karnataka, said the UPA government was ‘weak’ and ‘shameless’. ‘The central government has not taken any strong step against Chinese incursions. Such a weak and cowardly government I have not seen before. This government is least bothered about national security,’ he said.
K’TAKA RESULTS WILL BE GOOD INDICATION FOR LS POLLS
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said the outcome of Karnataka Assembly elections would be a good indication for the Lok Sabha polls, due next year.
‘I think the outcome of this assembly election will be a good indication for 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Karnataka is very crucial,’ Reddy told reporters here.
Reddy said there were strong indications of Congress pulling off one of its biggest victories in Karnataka.
The people were ‘fed up’ with two previous governments, in terms of development and corruption, and they want a change for the better, Reddy said. Karnataka like Andhra Pradesh had always been a stronghold of Congress and these two states had come to the rescue of the party whenever it faced difficulties, he said. ‘It all began in 1976-77 when Andhara Pradesh and Karnataka gave their mandate to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi which helped the Congress to regain power at the Centre,’ he said.
On Telangana issue, he said the Centre was in a process of taking a decision in this regard. ‘Since Telangana is a delicate and sentimental issue, the Centre has to take a decision after consulting all stakeholders,’ he said.
Going ballistic against the BJP in the third lap of his campaign for the May 5 Assembly elections, Gandhi charged it with having ‘built’ the Reddy brothers – G Janardhana and G Karunakara – to come to power in the state.
‘The BJP people talk about corruption. Yesterday in Parliament, they spoke about corruption. But they will not talk about Karnataka. They will not mention the corruption in Karnataka. They will not say a Chief Minister went to jail. They will not say Reddy brothers who they sold the entire state to....they talk about corruption,’ Gandhi said.
The BJP leaders ‘who have built’ the Reddy brothers, ‘who have taken their money’ and ‘who are responsible for corruption’ in Karnataka go to the rest of the country and talk about corruption, he said.
Gandhi said there was a time when Karnataka used to shine and be talked about as a progressive and leading state but ‘the sad part is that in the last nine years, (when Congress was out of power), Karnataka's shine has disappeared.’ For the first time in history, a Chief Minister had gone to jail, said Gandhi, apparently referring to B S Yeddyurappa, who is facing corruption charges and had to quit as Chief Minister on graft charge after his indictment by Lok Ayukta in its report on illegal mining. ‘.. and your future has been mortgaged to mafia,’ Gandhi said.
CHOUHAN FLAYS GANDHI SCION FOR REMARKS ON RULING K’TAKA GOVT
Countering Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's attack on BJP government in Karnataka on corruption, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday alleged that the UPA government which was mired in scams was conspiring to bring disrepute to the state's people.
‘The Congress-led central government has created world record in Commonwealth Games, 2G and Coalgate scams. Can't Rahul see all these scams. Levelling allegations against Karnataka is nothing but a conspiracy to bring disrepute to Karnataka and its people. The people will not accept it,’ he told reporters here.
Chouhan, who was campaigning for the May 5 assembly polls in Karnataka, said the UPA government was ‘weak’ and ‘shameless’. ‘The central government has not taken any strong step against Chinese incursions. Such a weak and cowardly government I have not seen before. This government is least bothered about national security,’ he said.
K’TAKA RESULTS WILL BE GOOD INDICATION FOR LS POLLS
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said the outcome of Karnataka Assembly elections would be a good indication for the Lok Sabha polls, due next year.
‘I think the outcome of this assembly election will be a good indication for 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Karnataka is very crucial,’ Reddy told reporters here.
Reddy said there were strong indications of Congress pulling off one of its biggest victories in Karnataka.
The people were ‘fed up’ with two previous governments, in terms of development and corruption, and they want a change for the better, Reddy said. Karnataka like Andhra Pradesh had always been a stronghold of Congress and these two states had come to the rescue of the party whenever it faced difficulties, he said. ‘It all began in 1976-77 when Andhara Pradesh and Karnataka gave their mandate to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi which helped the Congress to regain power at the Centre,’ he said.
On Telangana issue, he said the Centre was in a process of taking a decision in this regard. ‘Since Telangana is a delicate and sentimental issue, the Centre has to take a decision after consulting all stakeholders,’ he said.