Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president D.Ok. Shivakumar.
| Photo Credit: Ok. MURALI KUMAR
This election is a fight between the kept promises of the Congress and the falsehoods of the BJP, Deputy CM D.Ok. Shivakumar stated in Belagavi on May 5.
“We have fulfilled all our promises. But the BJP has been betraying people for 10 years with false promises. This election is nothing but a fight between the kept promises and falsehood,’‘ he said.
“The BJP has not fulfilled any promises that it made in the last 10 years. It does nothing but politics of sensationalism and refuses to address issues about the livelihood of people. Congress has taken a historic decision to change the lives of people. But the BJP is engaged in diversionary techniques,’‘ he said.
“Just as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and I signed the guarantee cards in the State, our senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi have signed the guarantee cards at the national level. Congress will roll out these guarantees as soon as we come to power at the centre,’‘ he said.
“Many BJP leaders including B.S. Yediyurappa, B.Y. Vijayendra and R. Ashok have said that there won’t be any guarantees after the elections, but they are daydreaming. BJP leaders may also be trying to stop the guarantees but be rest assured, we won’t let that happen,” he added.
“BJP leaders are speaking about SC and ST individuals. It was the Siddaramaiah authorities which introduced the SCP-TSP legislation and allotted budgets to varied communities. This 12 months, we’ve got allotted ₹39,000 crores for SC, ST and the poor whereas BJP has been ignoring this part of individuals utterly,’‘ he said.
The BJP has been making empty statements about irrigation projects. We have taken up many irrigation projects in this part of the state including Upper Krishna and Upper Bhadra. We have even called for tenders in Mahadayi though the centre is yet to give environmental clearance,’‘ the Congress leader said.
He said that while the Congress had opposed the three farm laws, the JD(S) which claims to be a pro-farmers party had supported them.
The BJP’s marketing campaign focusses on faith however it had opposed our authorities’s laws to enhance the incomes of smaller temples. This laws would have helped the clergymen and their youngsters, however BJP ensured that the Governor blocked the brand new laws,’‘ Mr Shivakumar said.
When we come to power, we will implement schemes like ‘our tax our right’ , and implement irrigation initiatives like Mekedatu, Mahadayi and Bhadra. The Union authorities introduced ₹5300 crore for the Upper Bhadra however didn’t launch funds,’‘ he said. “The Prime Minister is talking about mangala sutra. The gold used for mangala sutra was ₹24000 per 10 gram during the Manmohan Singh government and has reached ₹74,000 today,’‘ the he stated.