Caste Survey in Name: Threats, Rowdyism from Congress Government: Opposition Leader R. Ashoka’s Outrage

Criticism of Entrepreneurs Without Road Asphalting

Bengaluru Express
Bengaluru, October 20

The Congress government is threatening those who do not provide information for the caste survey. This is a government that engages in rowdyism, said opposition leader R. Ashoka.

Speaking at a press conference, he said that not everyone has participated in the caste survey being conducted by the Congress government. Because Infosys’ Sudha Murthy did not provide information for the caste survey, CM Siddaramaiah and Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi have threatened her. The government itself is engaging in rowdyism here. Even though the High Court has said that providing information is up to the people’s wish, the government is violating it and showing goondaism. Conducting the caste survey itself is illegal, and threatening like this is another illegality, he said.

Revealing what Sudha Murthy had written is wrong. The High Court has said that no one’s information should be revealed, and privacy must be maintained. Along with this, they are also threatening teachers and officials, he said.

DCM D.K. Shivakumar is criticizing entrepreneurs. If roads are not good, he gives moral lessons. When Mohan Das Pai and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw question, he criticizes them. To say that they have received everything from Bengaluru, neither CM Siddaramaiah nor D.K. Shivakumar built and developed this city. Those who pay taxes also have the right to question. Even when the BJP government was in power, these same entrepreneurs had tweeted and questioned. At that time, discussions were held with officials, funds were released immediately, and roads were repaired. Instead of blaming when problems arise, solve the problems. Even though they say they have spent 2,000 crore rupees to fill potholes, the results are not visible. The government needs to see where this money has gone, he said.

Driving Away Entrepreneurs

Google company has chosen Andhra Pradesh leaving Bengaluru. By driving away entrepreneurs, what kind of development are they doing? Rain has stopped in the city. But they are giving the excuse that rain is coming, like Jupiter Siddaramaiah. Roads should have been asphalted before the rain. Entrepreneurs themselves said they would build roads, which is a slap to the government, he said.

When floods come, an all-party meeting should have been called. Without holding a meeting, without going to the central government, they are saying no relief is coming. The central government has already released relief as per rules, he said.

BJP Government Did Not Issue Order

There is no evidence that the then CM Jagadish Shettar issued an order prohibiting programs by external organizations in school premises. This was not discussed in the then BJP government’s cabinet. It is an order related to one school in Chamarajpet. The current government has applied it to everything and issued the order. If there is an order signed by Jagadish Shettar or the then ministers, let them reveal it, he said.

Discussion at the government level about RSS path sanchalan has happened 100 years after RSS started. A problem that didn’t exist for so many years has come now. Every Friday in Bengaluru’s Chamarajpet, namaz is performed on the road. Doesn’t this cause traffic problems? During Ramzan, Eid Milad, roads are closed. No one takes permission then. In some places, celebrations are done holding swords in processions. They are not considered as weapons. In RSS path sanchalan, no one has ever been harmed, he said.

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