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Police stations functioning like BJP offices, threatening Congress workers, alleges D.K. Shivakumar
D.K. Shivakumar
State Congress president D.K. Shivakumar has alleged that other than siphoning of funds in the name of Covid the State government has done nothing for the welfare of the people.
Bengaluru: State Congress president D.K. Shivakumar has alleged that other than siphoning of funds in the name of Covid the State government has done nothing for the welfare of the people.
He alleged that police stations and government offices at several places in the State were functioning like ruling BJP offices and Congress party workers were being intimidated and threatened to stage protests.
"Police stations and government offices have been converted into BJP offices. Police officers like CIs and sub-inspectors are threatening our workers with cases if they don't join BJP," he told reporters at a State Congress "Sankalpa" convention here on Friday.
Shivakumar claimed that many block presidents had informed the party of this and it had been taken note of.
"We have made a list of it. We are thinking about organizing protests at those police stations or in those constituencies. We will plan and do it. We will not sit in rooms..we will go into the streets and agitate. It will be to give strength to our workers and send a message to authorities," he added.
"People are in huge distress as there is no income. The businesses are not running normally. The contractors have not been paid. The pension is not being paid and the central government's package has not reached the people," he said.
Talking about the plans to strengthen the party, Shivakumar stated that the Congress was moving from being a mass party to a cadre-based party and called for involvement of young men and women.
"This government has blocked programs that our government has implemented in the past. We will fight locally to restart them. Our fight is not limited to taluk and district panchayat elections. Our challenge, pledge and resolve is to bring down the BJP government in the State and at the Centre," he asserted.
To a question about the Karnataka High Court dismissing the Chief Minister petition, seeking quashing of the FIR in connection with an illegal denotification case, he said "...Yediyurappa should take moral responsibility, Delhi leadership of that party seems to be encouraging..."
