BENGALURU: Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra accused the state government of misusing Rs 1,323.96 crore special central grants by diverting funds to other departments instead of using them for designated projects.
Speaking to media persons in Bengaluru, the BJP leader said that fabricated utilization certificates were submitted to the Centre under pressure from the Finance Department.
Vijayendra said that on July 1, 2025, funds were released for capital investment, and the Karnataka Minor Irrigation Department and Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam were supposed to submit utilization certificates. He alleged that certificates were issued despite funds not being properly utilized.
Vijayendra said the BJP MLAs had questioned where the Rs 5,000 crore allocated under the Gruhalakshmi scheme had been transferred, but the Chief Minister has not provided clear answers in the Assembly, even when questioned by the Leader of Opposition R Ashok. He demanded that the Chief Minister clarify the status of the Rs 5,000 crore allocation.
On the Congress government in the state completing 1,000 days in office and celebrating the occasion with a grand event in Haveri on Saturday, the BJP leader said the government betrayed poor citizens, farmers, women, and youth by telling “a thousand lies” while celebrating 1000 days in office.
He accused the Chief Minister, who claims to represent AHINDA communities, of doing justice only to minorities while neglecting Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Vokkaligas, and Veerashaiva-Lingayat communities. He also accused the government of appeasing minorities, insulting Hindus, and neglecting youth.
He accused the Congress government of using Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes merely as vote banks instead of genuinely working for their welfare. The Congress government has become a model for corruption.
He alleged that the Congress government is focused only on Bengaluru and Mysuru and has failed to address the regional imbalance. He also claimed that 1.41 lakh Backward Class students have not been provided hostel facilities.
Bhupender Yadav to attend state executive meeting
The BJP leader said Union Minister Bhupender Yadav will attend the BJP State Executive Committee meeting in Bengaluru on February 19. During the state executive committee meeting, they would discuss measures to further strengthen the party organization and create awareness about the alleged corruption in the state administration.