“Ashoka: Congress split Bengaluru to boost electoral gains”

Bengaluru

Opposition leader in the Assembly, R Ashoka, on Saturday said that the Congress government has divided Bengaluru to suit its electoral motives in the BBMP elections, and added that the BJP will fight against this.

Speaking to reporters, he stated that Bengaluru has been arbitrarily divided into five corporations for political reasons and to ensure the Congress’s victory. This division will lead to disparities among the five civic bodies and the BJP will take the matter to court and protest against it, he said.

He noted that people did not demand the division of Bengaluru. “The city is already grappling with issues like taxes, cess and e-khata. Congress is certain to lose the BBMP elections, and this division is an attempt to avoid that defeat”, he alleged.

He criticised the government for awarding tunnel road projects to blacklisted contractors. “The toll on these tunnel roads will make them accessible only to the wealthy, offering no benefit to the common man. While the BJP supports development, it will oppose projects meant for looting money. Bengaluru, built by Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, should not be turned into a land of earthquakes”, he said.

“The government plans to hand over land near the Hebbal flyover junction, a busy traffic hub, to private landowners, a move that will be discussed and possibly opposed in the assembly. The e-khata system is causing trouble for people, and Bengaluru should not be used for financial exploitation”, he added.