If ₹1,600 crore worth of projects had been carried out, Bengaluru wouldn’t be in this state: R. Ashoka"

Bengaluru

During the BJP’s tenure, ₹1,600 crore was allocated for Bengaluru’s development, but the Congress government canceled those projects. If those projects had been implemented, the city wouldn’t be facing such flooding. Opposition Leader R. Ashoka demanded that the government explain what it has done for Bengaluru in the past two years.

He was speaking to reporters after inspecting the flood situation at Silk Board Junction.  ``The entire city is submerged due to rain, and people are struggling. Five people have died because of the rains. While people are dying, Congress is holding achievement conventions. If the government had any shame, it would have cancelled the convention. These deaths are due to Congress’s failures, and the government lacks the moral authority to hold such events, he criticized’’.

He further stated that Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar visited Sai Layout and promised development, but no funds have been released for it. Flooding occurred at Silk Board last time as well, yet no development funds have been allocated. During the BJP’s tenure, ₹1,600 crore was provided for stormwater drains and road development, but Congress canceled those projects. If those works had proceeded, such flooding wouldn’t have occurred. Instead of allocating funds for Bengaluru’s progress, the money has been misused for other purposes. All funds have been diverted to the tunnel road project, and now every road in the city has become a tunnel, he alleged.