Bengaluru infrastructure will be BJP top priority
Senior BJP leader and Union Minister for IT, Law and Justice, Sri. Ravishankar Prasad has
said, if voted to power, improving infrastructure in Bengaluru city will be party’s priority.
Addressing press conference here today he said – he is proud of IT doyens of Bengaluru, who made the city one
of the best global IT hubs. But at the same, the IT growth has not been supplemented by the infrastructure. The declining
infrastructure has left a serious dent. The IT innovation has been overtaken by burning lakes and extreme pollution. The
BJP will work on extending metro network and signal free corridors. Besides, an IT cluster will be developed at
Devanahalli to reduce the stress on the city.
Sri Prasad said – Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modi led NDA Government began Digital India program. It is
nothing but digital inclusion of rural India. Our aim is to make IT infrastructures available across the regions. We have
launched BPO schemes for small towns across India. In Karnataka to BPO schemes are being launched in places such as
Mysore, Manipal, Mangaluru, Udupi, Kalburgi, Tumkur, Sringeri, Chikkamagaluru, Hospet, Hubli and Vijayapur. This will
strengthen the eco-system of Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. In our manifesto, we have promised to launch as many as 60
Namma BPO centre. The Centre Government will also join hands with State Government to accomplish the task.
He said – our manifesto is a transformative and we will transform Karnataka into a major developed state of
India. Karnataka needs good governance, good delivery and good monitoring. The people of Karnataka need a double
barrelled engine (Government) to lift the State from the sorry state of affairs. The Centre Government is anyway double
barrelled. If there is a synergy between two governments, he said, the development would be faster.
On the series of rallies address by Sri. Narendra Modi, he said, the reverberation created by his blitzkrieg is
taking the BJP to resounding victory. It is pulpable that the people of Karnataka have decided to march on the path of
development, which is the mantra of BJP.
Referring to Prime Minister’s statement at Chitradurga rally against the attitude of Congress towards local
heroes, the Union Minister lambasted Congress for its pseudo secularism and vote-bank politics. The Congress regime
preferred Tipu Sultan over Chitradurga yesteryear king Madakari Nayak and Onake Obavva, who fought the tyrannous
army of Hyder Ali (father of Tipu Sultan). No political party seeks to ignore the legacy and pride of local heroes but
Congress did so due its vote-bank compulsion.
On the eve of elections, he said, the debate on secular and communal politics has come to the fore once again.
The Congress president, Sri Rahul Gandhi must spell out his stand on Triple Talaq issue. It is a question of gender justice,
gender dignity and gender equality. Interest of crores of women is involved in it. The Congress chief should know that
Triple Talaq has been regulated or banned completely in as many as 21 Islamic countries. The BJP led NDA Government
passed the Triple Talaq Bill in Lok Sabha but the Congress and allies continue to prevent the passage of it as they have
majority in Rajya Sabha.
Referring to Congress regime’s red-carpet welcome to declared absconder, Vijay Eshwaran, who cheated
thousands of innocent investors of their money to the several crores of rupees, the Union Minister said Chief Minister Sri
Siddaramaiah has not responded to BJP’s question so far.
He said – he is not interested to know what gift the CM received from Vijay Eshwaran but he wants to ask why
Chief Minister gave red-carpet welcome to a person under the scrutiny of Congress led UPA Government for several
cases of economic offences. The companies floated by the conman duped nearly 2 lakh investors. Although, investors
filed barrage of complaints, the Siddaramaiah led Congress Government refused to file FIR against the promoters.
BJP national spokespersons Dr Sambit Patra and Sri. G. B. L. Narasimha Rao; BJP national media convenor Anil
Baluni; BJP state spokespersons Dr Vaman Acharya and Sri. Ashwath Narayan were present.
– S.
