In a latest press convention, Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) chief Ravi Shankar Prasad has demanded an apology from Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Nationwide President, and Rahul Gandhi over ‘Shakti Scheme’ overview in Karnatka, asserting that Congress has misled the general public by means of its unfulfilled guarantees.
Based on Prasad, Kharge’s latest recommendation to Congress items making ready for elections represents an implicit admission of previous fiscal missteps. Kharge suggested get together items to make ensures solely inside budgetary limits, warning that financially unplanned guarantees may have lasting repercussions for future generations.
“Has the Congress Nationwide President Mallikarjun Kharge taught this lesson to Rahul Gandhi?” Prasad questioned, accusing Gandhi of creating frequent, unfeasible bulletins with out budgetary backing.
He highlighted the potential for monetary pressure if the federal government fails to fulfill its obligations, including, “If there’s no cash for roads, everybody will flip towards you… future generations will likely be left with nothing however a foul identify.”
Overview of Karnataka’s ‘Shakti Scheme’
The Congress authorities’s latest suggestion to overview Karnataka’s ‘Shakti scheme’—which presents free bus transport for girls—additionally attracted criticism from Prasad. He argued that the Congress’s proposed reconsideration of the scheme additional demonstrated its lack of ability to meet guarantees.
Nevertheless, Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy clarified that there could be no overview or discontinuation of the scheme. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar additional defended the scheme, describing Karnataka’s “assure mannequin” as exemplary and noting that “BJP and different events are additionally adopting it.”
Addressing alleged misinterpretations of his assertion, Shivakumar stated, “No matter our elders say we comply with that. My assertion was twisted… there isn’t any query of closing the schemes.”
Himachal Pradesh Monetary Disaster
Prasad additionally pointed to Himachal Pradesh, the place Congress Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu not too long ago suggested state staff to forgo their salaries because of monetary constraints. Highlighting Congress’s obvious lack of ability to ship on guarantees in states like Himachal Pradesh, he famous that the administration even tried to introduce a tax on bogs earlier than withdrawing the proposal following public backlash.
“What about their bulletins and guarantees in Himachal Pradesh?” Prasad requested, emphasizing what he described as a repeated sample of “fooling the general public” for votes with out significant implementation. “They simply make bulletins and idiot the general public for the sake of votes after which they don’t implement their guarantees,” he asserted.
Prasad Accuses Congress of Public Deception and Calls for Accountability
Prasad reiterated that the Congress Occasion’s acknowledgment of its monetary limitations represents an admission of getting beforehand misled the general public. He said that Congress leaders Kharge and Gandhi ought to apologize to the nation, notably to voters in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, for what he described as misleading practices.
“For the primary time, Congress has accepted that they’ve misled the general public… Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi ought to apologize to the nation,” Prasad insisted, including that the BJP, in contrast, fulfills the guarantees it makes.
With Inputs From ANI
