BENGALURU: Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Tuesday hit out at the Congress and said that the oldest party of the country initiated appeasement politics in the nation and from the last 75 years, they are the ones who have been indulging in it. The BJP’s mantra is ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas’, he pointed out.
Speaking to ANI at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) premises in Devanahalli, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a 108-foot-tall bronze statue of Bengaluru founder Kempegowda, Sudhakar said, “I take pride in acknowledging my government. Former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa initiated the idea of the Statue of Prosperity way back in 2019 after BJP formed a government in the state. This idea was muted almost 3.5 years ago and today to visualise this beautiful scenic statue Kempegowda, who was the architect of Bengaluru and modern Karnataka, is really befitting. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai also pursued this after assuming office to ensure that this historical monument is established”, he noted.
To a question regarding Congress’ allegation that it is a kind of appeasement tactic by the BJP towards one community, the Minister said, “Appeasement politics was initiated by Congress in the nation. Right from 75 years ago, they have been appeasing communities. Our dharma is ‘Sarvavyapi sarva sparshi’. ‘Sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas’, this is the mantra of PM Modi.”
He said that the BJP is not in favour of appeasement politics. “The best example you can see is of yesterday’s EWS case, which was upheld by the apex court. Economically weaker sections are there in all religions and castes. So this kind of idea only BJP can think of and implement successfully,” he said.
Taking a dig at the Congress and JDS, Sudhakar said that they are upset because they were not able to do anything for the Vokkaliga community or for the minorities in the state.
“The Congress and JDS are upset today because they could not come up with such an idea. The BJP came up with it and even implemented it. Though Kempegowda belongs to the powerful Vokkaliga community, they deceived the Vokkaligas. They did not do anything for the Vokkaligas, especially Congress. The only PM who held the highest office in this country, H D Deve Gowda, who is the son of this soil, was dethroned by the Congress by giving lame excuses. Similarly, S M Krishna, who is highly respected in Karnataka politics, was also made to demit office. Till today, the Congress has not given a reason why they were both dethroned from public office. They humiliated S M Krishna so much that he has to quit Congress and join BJP. Do they have answers for these? I can quote many examples like this. Kengal Hanumanthaiah, who built Vidhana Soudha, was not allowed to inaugurate it. So they have some anger towards the Vokkaliga community”, he said.
Directly targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the BJP Minister said that he is trying to relaunch himself after 20 years. “He entered politics almost two decades ago, and after 20 years, he is again trying to relaunch himself. By doing cheap tactics, he is exposing himself again in front of the people. I can only pity him for that”, the minister said.
Parsing PM Modi for working for the minorities of the state, he said, “The Congress is only appealing kind of party. They try to woo minorities, but in a real sense, they have done nothing for the minorities. Today, if someone has done something really good for the minorities, it is PM Modi. If somebody has done really good for minority women by abolishing triple talaq, it is again PM Modi ji and the BJP government,” he added.
The minister further said that it is for people to introspect and understand the sequence of the incidents in the last 75 years, irrespective of religion or caste, who is trying to bring them to the mainstream of development.(ANI)