BJP Calls for Karnataka Deputy CM’s Resignation Over ‘God Cannot Repair Bengaluru Site visitors’ Remark – News18
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Demanding Shivakumar’s resignation, BJP mentioned he ought to step down and make manner for somebody extra succesful if he’s unable to take duty and handle the problems.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar made contradicting remakrs concerning the issues of Bengaluru. (Supply: PTI)
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D Ok Shivakumar’s assertion that even God can’t repair Bengaluru site visitors within the subsequent two or three years, has come beneath extreme criticism from the BJP, with the chief of opposition R Ashoka on Friday demanding that the previous step down and make manner for somebody extra succesful if he’s unable to take duty and handle points.
Shivakumar can be Minister in-charge of Bengaluru Growth.
Talking at an occasion on Thursday Shivakumar mentioned, “Inhabitants is 1.40 crore and 1.10 crore autos are registered in Bengaluru. I wish to inform the media associates and others that even when God himself comes down from above, he can not do something (to repair) Bengaluru inside the subsequent one yr, two yr, or three yr. Such is the issue. We’ve got to plan correctly, implement the tasks correctly, and we’re making efforts to present a correct define for the times forward.” Reacting to this, Ashoka on Friday mentioned ‘Model Bengaluru’ seems to be one other “bland assertion” of Congress authorities within the state.
“Leaders in public life should exhibit a way of duty not like the Deputy CM Shivakumar, who solely treats Bengaluru as a money cow to fund his private ambitions. If Dy CM DK Shivakumar can’t take the duty of fixing Bengaluru’s civic points, he should step down and make manner for somebody succesful,” the BJP chief mentioned in a publish on “X’.
After admitting that there was no cash for improvement work beneath the Congress authorities, Shivakumar has now claimed that even when God got here down Bengaluru couldn’t be reworked within the subsequent 2-3 years, Ashoka mentioned and referred to as the previous a “part-time Bengaluru Growth Minister.” “Neither do individuals have any expectations from you nor your authorities, Shivakumar. Congress authorities is a curse to Karnataka and Bengaluru and persons are eagerly ready to throw away this hopeless Congress authorities,” he added.
BJP state chief B Y Vijayendra mentioned that Shivakumar and the Congress which got here to energy promising to make Bengaluru like Singapore and to develop the state at the moment are making such statements.
Alleging that the Congress authorities is incapable of filling potholes in Bengaluru and now they’re speaking about tunnel roads, he mentioned.
“No improvement work is occurring in Bengaluru, legislators will not be getting funds for improvement works, however they (Congress govt) speak about improvement. It is a tragedy for Bengaluru, which is a metropolis recognised world over,” he added.
IT business veteran and Former Infosys CFO T V Mohandas Pai, referred to as it a surprising admission of failure.
“It is a failure of management. @DKShivakumar. Pl act and get issues going. God has not but given up on Bengaluru however perhaps on our Ministers! That is surprising admission of failure,” he posted on ‘X.
In search of to defend Shivakumar, state Residence Minister G Parameshwara mentioned the Deputy CM was attempting to recommend that there can’t be a brief time period measure to repair Bengaluru’s points, and it’ll take a little bit longer time with options being deliberate and applied.
“Everyone is aware of that Bengaluru lacks infrastructure. Bengaluru was not constructed for this type of inhabitants and this type of autos. The inhabitants is roughly 1.4 crore and there are nearly an equal variety of autos operating on the streets, however we don’t have the infrastructure for that,” Parameshwara, who had earlier served because the Minister in-charge for Bengaluru’s improvement mentioned.
Chatting with reporters right here, he mentioned, “until we construct new infrastructure, unfold out Bengaluru, site visitors goes to be the most important problem for us. It has at all times been.” Noting that the federal government is planning and the Minister in-charge Shivakumar can be taking a look at many options, Parameshwara mentioned, “One of many options goes underground, in truth we’ve already acknowledged that.
All these measures — someplace we’ve to construct a flyover, someplace we’ve to construct an underpass, someplace we’ve to go underground roads, all these sorts of issues in fact will take time, cash and the whole lot.” “What Shivakumar has mentioned is, it can’t be inside two years or three years.
It can’t be a brief time period measure, it can take a little bit longer time. That’s what I feel he has talked about,” he added.
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