Daijiworld Media Network – Bangalore (SP)
Bangalore, Oct 29: The Congress leaders seem to be gleefully lapping up every bit of the upheavals the state BJP leadership has been experiencing at the moment.
During his visit to the office of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday to renew his party membership, union minister for foreign affairs, S M Krishna, said that the BJP, a self-proclaimed outfit with disciplined people, has lost its aims and direction. The state politics is at the cross roads and the situation is worrisome for the BJP, he analyzed.
Krishna cited that there has been clash of personalities and spat between Vasundha Raje, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and BJP national president, Rajnath Singh. He said that except the Congress Party, which has total faith and conviction in the country’s constitution, all other parties are entangled in unending confusions. He asked the partymen to follow in the footsteps of Rahul Gandhi, who has been silently working to rebuild the party in states where its base is not strong.
Speaking in the meanwhile at Hassan, leader of the opposition in the state legislative council, V S Ugrappa, opined that the state government led by Yeddyurappa is on the verge of collapse. He asked the government either to work properly or relinquish power. He said that the ‘chemotherapy’ suggested by RSS chief, Mohan Bhagawat can only put off the imminent demise of the BJP by a few days in the country.
Leader of opposition in the assembly, Siddaramaiah, said that the Congress Party does not want to immediately react to the internal fights within the BJP. He opined that the transfer of Bellary superintendent of police, deputy commissioner and conservator of forests, appears to be an act of vengeance. He opined that settling political scores through such acts enables officials to take advantage of the situation, affecting development initiatives. He also added that the divide within the BJP is so great that it can not be closed through patch works.