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Bengaluru, Oct 21 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday announced that his government will ensure planned and systematic development of Bengaluru by investing Rs 1.2 lakh crore.
“We are investing Rs 1.2 lakh crore for the development of Bengaluru, including new outer ring roads, tunnel roads, flyovers and double-decker roads. So you should stand firmly with those who are actually doing the work,” CM Siddaramaiah said after inaugurating and showcasing the modernization works of Chickpet in Gandhinagar assembly constituency. Bhoomi pujan ceremony for white-topping of roads in the area.
“Bengaluru is growing rapidly. With the increasing population, we are allocating significant funds for the modernization and development of the city’s roads,” he said.
Siddaramaiah said, “We are funding 87 per cent of Bengaluru’s metro project. This means 87 per cent of the money for the metro comes from the people of the state. Yet the BJP falsely claims that it is a central government project.”
Attacking the BJP, he said, “After implementing GST for eight years, this central government led by (PM) Narendra Modi has looted the people of India. Now, after all this loot, they shamelessly put up Modi’s picture and call it a ‘Diwali gift’ to the people.”
“You voted for such fake people, why are you regretting now?” Siddaramaiah asked the question.
The CM revealed that the state has suffered a loss of Rs 15,000 crore due to the GST change, which has been advertised as a “Diwali gift” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
“We are developing Bengaluru at a cost of Rs 1.2 lakh crore without receiving a single penny from the Centre,” he said.
He asserted, “When the BJP was in power, they did not build a single new road or fill a single pothole. All the existing roads were developed during the tenure of the Congress government.”
From the stage itself, the CM directed BBMP Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao to fill all the potholes and lay a layer of tar on the roads within a week.
CM Siddaramaiah alleged that R. BJP leaders like Ashok and BY Vijayendra have no voice of their own and “they only read what the RSS writes for them”.
Siddaramaiah claimed, “During the Assembly session, I once asked R. Ashok about this, and he said, ‘What can we do, sir? There is always an RSS person sitting nearby. If we don’t say what they tell us, they won’t spare us.'”
Taking aim at the BJP leadership in the state, he said, “You keep chanting PM Modi’s name – but have you questioned the betrayal of Karnataka?”
“Has your BJP MP PC Mohan ever raised his voice in your favor in Parliament?” CM asked the public.
“I call MP Tejasvi Surya ‘Amavasya Surya’ (a sun that does not shine). Has he said a single word till date about the injustice and betrayal done to Karnataka by the PM Modi government? Have Union ministers like Shobha Karandlaje or HD Kumaraswamy ever spoken against the betrayal Karnataka is facing by the Centre? How will it benefit you, the state or even their own people? Electing such people would get parliamentary constituencies. Are?” he asked.
Describing Dinesh Gundu Rao as “a people-centric MLA who is completely committed to the development of his constituency”, Siddaramaiah said that he “has great potential and should be re-elected with a large majority in the next election”.
He remarked that the markets here, which have been in existence since the time of Kempegowda, still retain their historical character. “At one time, we considered widening the roads here, but Dinesh Gundu Rao strongly opposed it, saying, ‘Sir, it will cause trouble to the local people.’ Instead, they implemented a plan to modernize roads and develop Chickpet without widening them,” he said.
CM said, “It is your good fortune to have an MLA like Dinesh Gundu Rao.”
–IANS
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