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State BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra has demanded the resignation of Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapur successful the aftermath of the apprehension of 3 Excise Department officials by the Lokayukta for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe to wide liquor-related licenses.
Speaking to reporters successful Mysuru connected January 18, Mr. Vijayendra said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should beryllium held “morally” accountable for the corruption successful the Congress authorities if helium is not capable to get the resignation of his Ministerial colleague.
He said the audio clipping has exposed the “truth” and the Chief Minister should instrumentality motivation work for the corruption successful his government.
He besides criticised Mr. Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar for not attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) conscionable successful Davos and holding meetings with investors to pull them to the State.
When different Chief Ministers are attending the WEF conscionable successful Davos and making usage of the accidental to bring investments to their respective States, the Chief Minister of Karnataka is lone blaming the Centre for doing injustice to the State, Mr. Vijayendra said.
He accused Mr. Siddaramaiah of showing a deficiency of interest for the improvement of Karnataka.
With respect to the peculiar legislature league convened to reason the Centre’s caller agrarian employment warrant strategy which replaced MGNREGA — Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) — helium said the Chief Minister is lone trying to play authorities by convening the legislature league aft sending Mr. Shivakumar, who is vying for the Chief Minister’s post, to Davos.
Mr. Vijayendra added that however, Mr. Shivakumar realised Mr. Siddaramaiah’s “political ploy” and cancelled his Davos trip.
If Mr. Siddaramaiah is truthful keen connected holding a treatment connected MGNREGA, the aforesaid tin beryllium deliberated during the Budget session, which could beryllium called adjacent month, the BJP person said.
‘Goonda culture’
He besides referred to the incidental successful which a pistillate authoritative was threatened by a Congress idiosyncratic successful Varuna Assembly constituency successful Mysuru and criticised the “goonda” civilization successful the Congress.
He asaid the Chief Minister had tried to slap a elder constabulary authoritative and insulted a Deputy Commissioner connected the signifier astatine a function. He besides cited the incidental successful Sidlaghatta, wherever a pistillate authoritative was abused by a Congress worker, and said it was “Congress and Siddaramaiah’s culture”.
