New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Ok Annamalai on Saturday claimed that the brand new Karnataka authorities led by Congress chief Siddaramaiah will ‘collapse’ inside a 12 months. Speaking to information company ANI, he stated that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar must be awarded a ‘Nobel peace prize’ if the 2 Congress leaders do not combat by 2024.
“I see the Karnataka government collapsing like a pack of cards a year from now. If DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah don’t fight by 2024, then the Nobel peace prize should be given to both of them… Because the structure of their government is itself faulty,” Tamil Nadu BJP chief Ok Annamalai stated.
Congress on Thursday named Siddaramaiah as the subsequent Karnataka CMÂ and Shivakumar, a robust contender for the highest submit, as his solely deputy, ending the impasse.
He additionally took a jibe on the ‘Opposition unity’ and requested what sort of unity will probably be there when there may be ‘no unity in Congress’ itself.Â
Later, chatting with reporters, he congratulated Siddaramaiah on turning into Karnataka CM and sought to know the supply of funding for implementing the get together’s 5 ballot guarantees, because the Rs 2,000 denomination foreign money can be withdrawn by this September.
“I congratulate Siddaramaiah on becoming the Chief Minister, with people’s mandate. Where does the Congress government have funds to implement its five poll assurances, which require about Rs 65,000 crore per year? Rs 2,000 currency notes can’t be bundled in bags anymore as they would be withdrawn by this September,” Annamalai sarcastically stated.
Financial assist of Rs 2,000 to girls heads of households, assist to unemployed graduates and diploma holders, 10 kg free rice to BPL households, 200 items of free energy for each family in Karnataka, and free bus journey passes for ladies have been the ballot assurances of the Congress get together.
He additionally took exception to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for attending the swearing-in ceremony of Siddaramaiah and the latter’s deputy DK Shivakumar, who in the course of the run-up to the not too long ago held Karnataka Assembly elections, had assured to have the Mekedatu dam constructed throughout the Cauvery river. The proposed challenge went in opposition to Tamil Nadu’s curiosity, Annamalai stated.
Siddaramaiah sworn in as Karnataka CM
Earlier on Saturday, Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister in a grand ceremony in Bengaluru, and State Congress President DK Shivakumar was sworn in as Deputy CM, together with eight legislators as Ministers. A galaxy of opposition leaders, together with Chief Ministers of some non-BJP dominated States, took half within the mega occasion signifying solidarity with the Congress get together to tackle the saffron get together within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, former get together president Rahul Gandhi, and common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attended the swearing-in ceremony, whereas former AICC president Sonia Gandhi was absent.Â
Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh), and Sukhvinder Singh Sukku (Himachal Pradesh) and a number of other high get together leaders have been additionally in attendance.
The occasion marked by bonhomie noticed the participation of Chief Ministers MK Stalin (Tamil Nadu), Hemant Soren (Jharkhand), Nitish Kumar (Bihar), and Tejashwi Yadav (Deputy CM-Bihar). NCP president Sharad Pawar, National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah, PDP chief Mahbooba Mufti, actor-politician Kamal Haasan, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and CPI General Secretary D Raja have been amongst others in attendance.
In the May 10 elections to the 224-member Assembly, the Congress scored an emphatic victory by bagging 135 seats, whereas the BJP and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular) secured 66 and 19 seats respectively.
