BENGALURU: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mega roadshow in Bengaluru on Saturday, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is “locking up” the entire city and creating “chaos and uncertainty” for students.
Taking to Twitter, Jairam alleged that PM Modi will “stay silent” on the real issues in the poll-bound state including price rise and unemployment. “The Master Of Distortion & Incitement (‘Abuse’ No. 92??) is arriving in Bengaluru today. We already know what he’ll say to inflame prejudice & bigotry. He will of course stay absolutely silent on the real issues of Karnataka — 40% Commission Sarkara, Intolerable Price Rise, Rising Unemployment, A forever under-construction & dug-up Bengaluru”, the Congress leader tweeted.
“This time the despair is so high that his #40km40percent roadshow over 2 days is locking up an entire city, creating chaos & uncertainty for students writing crucial exams, and felling a number of trees… Have you ever seen a PM this desperate?” he added in the tweet.
Bengaluru South Lok Sabha BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, on May 5, said that the Prime Minister has directed the BJP to advance the 26 km road show to the May 6 and shorten the roadshow distance on May 7 to conclude before 11.30 am keeping the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) examinations in view slated at 2 pm on Sunday.
“On account of NEET exams on 7th of May, Hon. PM Sri @narendramodi Ji directed us to prepone the 26 km road show to the 6th of May and shorten the roadshow distance on 7th to conclude it before 1130 am. His one line directive was – ‘I don’t want even a single medical student in Bengaluru to be inconvenienced’. Proud to belong to a political party that is so sensitive & responsible to our students,” Surya tweeted. (ANI)