Mangaluru: Rajya Sabha opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge said, “The Congress in past 70 years have always worked for the poor and stood for the deprived.”
Addressing media persons here at Congress office in Mallikatta on Saturday September 11, Kharge said, “The BJP keeps questioning every now and then on what Congress did in the last 70 years. Let us assume that we did nothing. From where the IIT, numerous medical and engineering colleges and 366 public sectors come from?, which are now being sold one after another by the BJP government,” he alleged.
“People must raise their voice against the BJP government over the selling of the national assets,” he added.”
“The government is found changing names of the previous governments’ work. We have done the work, hence the places are named after our leaders. So work and earn the name, ‘Kaam Karne Se Naam Bantha Hain’,” he said.
“Why the government has to privatise sectors that are under profit? The sectors which are under severe loss can be scrapped. People are facing a lot of trouble due to privatisation. The petrol, diesel and cooking gas price are increasing every day,” he added.
He urged the BJP Government to start working for people.
When asked about Kalaburagi City Corporation elections, Kharge clarified that “BJP secured 23 seats, Congress 27, JD(S) 4 and one independent candidate bagged a seat. So all secular parties are against the BJP with 32 seats. I have spoken to Deve Gowda and waiting for his response.”
MLA U.T. Khader, District Congress President Harish Kumar, former MLAs Ramanath Rai and Mohiuddin Bava and others were present.