BENGALURU: BJP on Tuesday slammed the ruling Congress party in Karnataka for holding its 'Sadhana Samavesha' event to mark two years in power, while Bengaluru faced severe flooding due to continuous rainfall since Sunday night.
"There is a flood situation in Bengaluru and elsewhere in Karnataka. We are seeing Bengaluru being submerged in rains. People are suffering," the leader of opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka told reporters, according to news agency PTI.
"But the ruling Congress leaders, instead of handling the situation, have gone to Ballari to celebrate their two years in the government," he added.
Senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge, attended the event in Hospet, the district headquarters of Vijayanagara.
The leader of opposition further led a BJP team to visit the flood-affected areas and assess the situation on the ground. He strongly condemned the Congress for holding a celebration despite the deaths of five people, saying the party should be 'ashamed'.
"I want to tell the Congress leaders that if they have any shame then they should immediately cancel their programme," the BJP leader asserted.
He blamed the ongoing flooding on the Congress government's decision to scrap development works worth Rs 1,600 crore that had been approved by the previous BJP government.
Heavy rains led to severe flooding in several parts of Bengaluru, forcing residents to evacuate. At least five people have died in rain-related incidents across the state, including three in Bengaluru.
"There is a flood situation in Bengaluru and elsewhere in Karnataka. We are seeing Bengaluru being submerged in rains. People are suffering," the leader of opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka told reporters, according to news agency PTI.
"But the ruling Congress leaders, instead of handling the situation, have gone to Ballari to celebrate their two years in the government," he added.
Senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge, attended the event in Hospet, the district headquarters of Vijayanagara.
Bengaluru, Karnataka: A BJP delegation led by BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra and LoP in state Assembly, R. Ashoka and other party leaders inspected the affected area near Silk Board due to waterlogging and assessed the situation pic.twitter.com/IDlQAJQXBf
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The leader of opposition further led a BJP team to visit the flood-affected areas and assess the situation on the ground. He strongly condemned the Congress for holding a celebration despite the deaths of five people, saying the party should be 'ashamed'.
"I want to tell the Congress leaders that if they have any shame then they should immediately cancel their programme," the BJP leader asserted.
He blamed the ongoing flooding on the Congress government's decision to scrap development works worth Rs 1,600 crore that had been approved by the previous BJP government.
Heavy rains led to severe flooding in several parts of Bengaluru, forcing residents to evacuate. At least five people have died in rain-related incidents across the state, including three in Bengaluru.
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