BENGALURU: The Karnataka unit president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), B Y Vijayendra, at a press conference on Thursday, stated that the party will hold a protest on December 26 to oppose the Congress convention taking place in Belagavi.
Addressing the media, Vijayendra said “The BJP will hold a protest in Bengaluru on Friday opposing the Congress convention taking place in Belagavi”. Further, he alleged that the Congress was conducting the convention in Karnataka using the tax money of the people of Karnataka.
“The Congress is conducting the convention using the tax money of the people of Karnataka. The protest will be held near the Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru”, he further added.
Earlier, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah highlighted the reason behind the CWC meeting in Belagavi and stated that it was organized to mark 100 years of the 1924 Congress session. “To mark the 100 years of the 1924 Congress session, we are holding this convention here and AICC has taken the decision to hold a CWC meeting in Karnataka under the chairmanship of Mallikarjun Kharge,” the CM said.
#WATCH | Karnataka | Congress MP & LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi arrives in Belagavi to attend the extended two-day CWC meeting pic.twitter.com/ysjzqxF4n6
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Meanwhile, Congress MP and and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi arrived in Belagavi on Thursday to attend the two day meeting. Party leader Sowmy Reddy, who arrived in Belagavi, said that it was a proud moment for the Mahila Congress to take part in the meeting.
Sowmya Reddy said, “It is a proud feeling for all of us from Mahila Congress to be here. The Congress party has always prioritised women. We are the ones who gave women reservation at the gram panchayat level. When Sonia Gandhi madam was president she said that they would give 33% reservation to women. It is a privilege to be a part of this historic event….” (ANI)