MYSURU: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has vowed to bring the BJP back to power in the Assembly polls scheduled next year.
Speaking after distributing various facilities to beneficiaries of the Chamaraja Assembly constituency here on Sunday, Bommai said, “We will turn your criticism into stairs and work 24 hours a day to bring back our pro-people government to power”.
The CM called for the last-man delivery of the welfare schemes and said that they “must make people lead independent and self-reliant lives”.
“The programmes must not remain mere slogans, but must be implemented. In the name of various Bhagyas, they pushed the state to penury. Those who gave the Bhagyas were rejected by the electorate. Someone can cheat some people for some time, but they cannot cheat all people all the time. With a bundle of lies and a false campaign, they cannot win people’s hearts,” he said.
Taking a veiled jibe at the Opposition, Bommai said that the “power-hungry” politicians want to “grab power”.
“The power-hungry politicians would always want to grab power but those who wish to win a place in people’s hearts don’t grab power. Many people, once they are out of power, act like fish out of water. Anybody can become anything with the support of people, but they will not have the blessings of people by taking other routes,” he said.
The CM said there are two kinds of characters, Arjuna and Karna. “The warrior Arjuna needs to be praised to aim and shoot, but Karna needs to be criticised to hit the bull’s eye. I am like Karna, however much you criticise, I will get more strength. I will develop the state and help the party to come back to power. We will make you stand in the place where you are standing and pasting posters,” he said.
Bommai’s remarks came in the wake of Congress’ aggressive ‘PayCM’ campaign targeted against him. As part of the campaign, Congress had started putting up posters on public walls in various parts of Karnataka accusing the Bommai government of indulging in corruption. (ANI)