Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and his predecessor B S Yediyurappa joined a Dalit household for breakfast in Hospet Wednesday, persevering with the ruling BJP’s efforts to woo Dalits even because the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra lined a few of the state’s most backward districts.
Bommai and Yediyurappa visited the house of Hirala Kollarappa in Vijayanagar district together with native MLA and tourism minister Anand Singh. “The uplift of the final man in society is the BJP’s purpose,” Bommai mentioned in Hospet.
The federal government has gained momentum from its October 8 determination to extend quotas for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes by six per cent. “The demand to extend reservation has been pending for 50 years and the Congress didn’t do something whereas in energy. The BJP authorities has carried out this by taking all events into confidence. The following plan of action will likely be mentioned with authorized consultants after which applied,” Bommai mentioned.
“The fee to review the hike in reservations for SC/STs was taken throughout the tenure of chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, however the braveness to implement it was proven by the BJP. The objection raised by Congress leaders to the transfer clearly signifies its anti-SC/ST perspective,” he mentioned.
Since deciding to extend reservations to SC/STs, the BJP has dispatched Bommai and Yediyurappa on a Jana Sankalp Yatra to counter Rahul Gandhi’s yatra.
“The Jan Sankalp Yatra started from Raichur district on Tuesday. It has been getting an excellent response. The Jan Sankalp Yatra will proceed until December. Within the first part, will probably be held in over 50 Meeting constituencies. Individuals will likely be informed in regards to the schemes launched by the state authorities and the advantages lakhs of individuals acquired from the BJP authorities on the Centre,” Bommai mentioned.
The Congress referred to as Bommai and Yediyurappa’s breakfast go to a photograph alternative to woo voters for subsequent yr’s Meeting elections. “Former CM Yediyurappa & the current CM Bommai is on a Janasankalpa Yatra. I need to problem them on 2 issues.. 1. Get down from their automobiles and stroll for 4Km with out falling down 2. Do a 5 minute speech with out taking the identify of Siddaramaiah,” former chief minister Siddaramaiah tweeted.
“The implementation of a rise in reservation to SC/STs is an extended course of and desires political dedication from the ruling events. Do the BJP MPs from Karnataka or Basavaraj Bommai have the capability to get the work carried out from their union BJP govt?” the Congress chief mentioned.