Bengaluru: On Friday, the BJP’s city unit staged a dharna in front of the Town Hall. City leaders which directed 100 workers from each Assembly constituency in Bengaluru to attend the protest, were present during the protest.
Slamming the Congress JDS alliance as unholy, R Ashok hit out at Congress and said that Congress is trying to grab power through backdoor.
BJP state unit had decided to hold series of agitations in the city opposing the alliance of secular forces like Congress and JDS, in a party unit core committee leaders meeting held in the city.
Though BJP got 100 of the 198 seats in the just concluded BBMP elections, Congress and JD(S) have entered into a pact to ensure it does not come to power, said party leaders.
On Saturday, all 100 newly elected corporators will submit a memorandum to Governor Vajubhai Vala, requesting him to intervene in the matter.
Former deputy Chief Minister R. Ashok defended his decision not to give in to the pressure of the six independent corporators. “We are opposing resort politics because the party paid a price for engaging in resort politics in the past”, he said. He denied any mistake on the part of the city leadership with regard to the strategy to capture power in BBMP.
