Former Prime Minister Basavaraj Bommai has predicted a “surprising development” in the Indian National Congress party after the Lok Sabha elections, saying the party will split at the national level and this will affect the party in Karnataka as well.
“There is a strong rivalry and competition between the state units of Congress. One is making every effort to take over the position of Prime Minister, and the man sitting in that seat is determined to remain in office.” Such competition There have been instances where political parties have split overnight due to lobbying.The party has split at the national level and this will have an impact on Karnataka as well,” Bomai said in a brief interaction with Maidaperson in Kalaburagi on Tuesday. I spoke inside.
Digging into Karnataka’s political history, Bommai said that Veerendra Patil resigned as the Chief Minister overnight.
“Despite D. Devaraj Urs becoming the chief minister after winning over 130 seats in the state, the Congress is divided. There were no major leaders except Rappa Moily. The government collapsed overnight and Gundu Rao became the chief minister. Then Bangalappa and Moily also became chief ministers.”
“Numbers don’t matter in politics. The political scenario is very important. The political ambitions of a leader have a much more lasting impact than differences of opinion. We are watching developments with interest,” Bomai said.
Later in the day, Bomay addressed graduates from the Northeast Graduates constituency in the Legislative Council and sought support for the BJP candidate Amarnath Patil. He also attacked Karnataka’s ruling Congress for “promoting corruption” in the education sector.
“Every time the Congress comes to power, corruption gains momentum. The party also promotes corruption in the education sector. As a result, the quality of education deteriorates. – Claims that they have done a lot for the educational and social development of Karnataka. If they had done something, the educational situation in the region would not have been so dire. “I would have,” he said.
The former chief minister alleged that his government had finalized a plan to build 27,000 classrooms in the state in three years, but the subsequent Congress government halted the plan.
“In 2016-17, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah extended his support to the National Education Policy 2020, which seeks to replace the Macaulay education system. However, the Siddaramaiah government rejected it due to political reasons. One year after its implementation has passed and the second batch of students has enrolled. If the policy is withdrawn, it will affect the future of the students,” Bomay said.
Party leaders Shashil Namosi, Basavaraj Mathimadu, BG Patil, Chandu Patil, Dattatreya Patil Revur, Rajkumar Patil Thekur, Shivaraj Patil Radewadagi and others were present.
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