Forward of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Karnataka on November 11 to inaugurate a number of tasks, the state unit of Congress has written to him about “the pathetic states of affairs because of the corrupt BJP authorities in Karnataka and the stunning inaction by the Central authorities”.
The letter, collectively penned by Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D Okay Shivakumar and legislature occasion chief Siddaramaiah, took a dig on the ‘double engine’ authorities and accused it of neglecting the state. “Not solely have you ever burdened our individuals with corruption, incompetence and lack of integrity, your occasion has actively tried to destroy our social and cultural cloth,” the letter stated, citing 163 deaths related to communal violence within the final three years.
The Congress alleged that it was not simply the state authorities that “has betrayed Karnataka, but additionally the BJP authorities within the Centre”. Initiatives reminiscent of Mahadayi, Higher Krishna and Mekedatu haven’t been carried out, it stated, including that a number of requests to accord ‘Nationwide Venture’ standing for these works have fallen on deaf ears.
“The BJP authorities within the state has develop into synonymous with corruption, (as) the individuals and media are broadly calling this authorities ‘40% Sarkara’,” the letter learn, referring to the allegations made by contractors that 40% fee was demanded for clearance of payments related to varied tenders. This corruption has negatively affected each part of the state’s society, Congress contended.
“Your silence on these (points) is each deafening and disheartening. What of your promise ‘na khaunga na khane dunga?” the Congress requested.
The letter demanded the PM to answer the questions of the individuals of the state raised within the letter earlier than his go to to Karnataka. Something much less, Congress stated, would violate “each Kannadiga’s constitutional rights and the very spirit of democracy that this nation was constructed upon”.