NEW DELHI: Congress leader and AICC general secretary in charge of Karnataka, Randeep Surjewala, on Friday night said the BJP has lost control in Karnataka and they will face the brunt of the public in the upcoming elections.
Speaking after emerging from a meeting at Congress president Kharge’s residence, Randeep Surjewala said, “BJP has completely lost control in Karnataka. The public will teach them a lesson in the upcoming elections”.
Surjewala said that Congress will soon release its list of the remaining candidates for the Karnataka elections. “We had declared our list of candidates even before BJP did. They announced their list very late”, he said.
He further stated that various leaders after getting insulted by BJP are joining Congress in Karnataka.
“Their sitting MLAs are insulted. The 40 per cent commission government now have 40 per cent rebels. Prime Minister Narendra Modi used to say that they are against dynastic politics in the country, but the party has given tickets to more than 20 dynasts. Their deputy CM Laxman Savadi resigned from the BJP”, he said.
“We will give space to those who have joined from other parties but, for us, our political workers are the priority. They have worked hard for us and have made sacrifices,” he said.
He also mentioned that BJP is trying to disrupt the culture of Karnataka. “The BJP has dented the image of Brand Karnataka. Sometimes, they are busy in Amul versus Nandini, sometimes Kannada language goes missing from a CRPF exam. Recently they passed a law to hurt minorities in the state. Our party will focus on reviving Brand Karnataka”, he said.
Party general secretary K C Venugopal too said that the remaining list of candidates will be out soon. “The list will be out soon. On the issue of Rajasthan politics when we take a decision, we will let you know” he said. (ANI)