DAVANAGERE: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national president J P Nadda on Sunday alleged that the Congress “encourages riots” in society whenever the party gains power.
Addressing a public rally in Honnali, Nadda said the BJP-led government has been committed to working for the development of the poor, farmers and women of the state. “Our government is committed to working for the development of the poor, farmers and women of the state. We have empowered the women of the state. Whenever Congress comes to power, it encourages riots in society”, he said.
Further, attacking the Congress, Nadda said, “I have been asking for the past five days, why don’t they give answers to the big scams during the Siddaramaiah government? D K Shivakumar is out on bail, why do they not answer it? How do they get the courage to speak on corruption? People of Karnataka know everything well”.
Talking about the reservation issue that stoked controversy in the state, Nadda said that if the reservation of people belonging to the SC community is increased by 2 per cent, then the reservation for the tribal community will be increased by 4 per cent.
“Our government is working to advance the villages, poor, deprived, afflicted, exploited, Dalits, women and farmers. If we are talking about economic development, then we have also given importance to social justice from a social point of view. If we increase the reservation of SC brothers by 2 per cent, then we increase the reservation of tribal brothers by 4 per cent”, he said.
The BJP chief also said that India has overtaken Japan to become the third-largest automobile market. “Nine years ago, 92 per cent of mobiles in India used came from China and other countries. Today, under PM’s leadership, 97 per cent of mobiles are now being made in India. We used to know Japan for automobiles, today India has overtaken Japan to become the third largest automobile market”, he said. (ANI)