From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, Jan 25: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated the Harshakala-National Handloom exhibition-2023 in Bengaluru on Wednesday and used the occasion to attack the opposition Congress party for its corruption.
“The whole country knows that it was the Congress Party that gave birth to corruption and illegality,’’ he said while reacting to the complaint filed by Congress leaders with High ground Police Station against BJP leaders accusing them of indulging in illegal practices to woo the voters.
Speaking to media persons after inaugurating the exhibition, he said Congress party’s complaint ‘shows to what level they have stooped’.
“Somebody will give a reply and others will give the clarification and reply. The Congress Party has promised to give Rs 2,000 for every woman and 200 units of power free for every family. They are announcing new promises every day. If the same yardstick is applied, does the Congress leaders are not guilty? Are they not making new promises to woo the voters,’’ he asked.
Inquiry into pressure cookers with photos
The Chief Minister said the distribution of the pressure cookers to the voters with the pictures of four to five MLAs have been found with evidence. The Commercial Tax officials have caught and fined four persons in Kunigal. Details will be collected and get it enquired.
In spite of all these, he said it is surprising that the Congress leaders are trying to create confusion among the people. They are sure of losing the election because of which they are filing such complaints.
“There is police and law and let there be inquiry. We can also file hundreds such complaints against them but ultimately it is the people who will decide. People also know them well and will take a decision. We need not learn from them. They are free to do whatever they want,’’ he asserted.
People will send Congress home
On AICC General Secretary Ranjit Singh Surjewala’s charge on corruption in the recruitment of teachers, the Chief Minister said inquiry is going on into all those who got selected as teachers without writing the examination when the Congress party was in power. They owe a reply for it. If the jobs have been sold it was during the Congress government regime. The inquiry will reveal everything.
In Kalburagi, a police constable was made DIG and filed FIR after his retirement. This is the Congress policy. The business of the Congress Party was to sell jobs while in power and leave the accused when they were arrested.
“Knowing this, the people had sent the Congress Party to home and they will do it this time also,’’ he predicted.