BENGALURU: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai took a dig at the Congress over the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) reservation and said that the party’s culture is that of rowdyism.
“Congress has the option of challenging the BBMP reservation matrix in the court. Instead, the party has barged into Vikasa Soudha and indulged in rowdyism. How appropriate is this? This shows the Congress culture. Everyone will condemn it,” said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
His remarks came after the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Karnataka government to publish a ward-wise reservation list to facilitate the State Election Commission (SEC) for initiating the constitution of local bodies within a reasonable time frame.
Speaking to media persons after participating in a function organised by the Council of Architecture, Bommai said the reservation matrix has been prepared in accordance with the 2015 High Court order.
The CM also highlighted that Congress also did the same when they were the ruling party. “The Congress had also done it when they were in power. They should introspect on what they had done. We all know what had happened in each constituency,” he added.
A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar asked that Karnataka government to publish ward-wise reservation list to facilitate the State Election Commission to initiate appropriate steps for constitution of local bodies within a reasonable time frame in accordance with the Bruhut Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020, and constitutional parameters.
Earlier, the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Amendment had raised the number of wards in Bengaluru city from 198 to 243. (ANI)