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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Janaspandana was celebration of CM and a few leaders, not common man: Congress

A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrated three years in office, the Opposition Congress taunted the BJP that the celebrations were not that of a common man even as it said that it was ready for discussion on any scam in the legislature session starting on Monday.

“Instead of speaking about the performance of the government, Janaspandana rally was used to criticise Congress. The BJP was adamant on conducting the programme despite rain-related woes in Bengaluru, price rise that has affected the common man and huge unemployment issues,” former Minister and MLA Priyank Kharge told reporters here on Sunday.

“We see the celebrations as that of the Chief Minister and a few other Ministers and not of common man. There were hardly a few original BJP leaders. Senior leaders V. Somanna and K.S. Eshwarappa were not seen. Of the five CMs from BJP, only two were present. BJP national president J.P. Nadda and State in-charge Arun Singh were missing,” he said.

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