BJP district president submits a complaint at Doddapete police station
Countering Vijayendra’s reference to Congress leaders as children, the newly surfaced posters prominently display the message: “Congress children are the children of Gandhiji, BJP children are the children of thieves”. Extending the campaign to Shivamogga, district Congress workers pasted posters directly outside district BJP Office on Deendayal Road and in front of Vijayendra’s ‘Maitradevi’ residence, which is located in Vidya Nagar.
The controversy stems from a news conference held by Vijayendra in Davanagere, where he launched an attack against the Congress-led state govt over issues including the milk price hike, and allegations of irregularities in KPSC. BJP district president submits a complaint at Doddapete police station BJP district president submits a complaint at Doddapete police station Shivamogga: The ongoing political confrontation and poster war between Congress and BJP , which originally erupted in Bengaluru, has now spread to Shivamogga. During his address, Vijayendra referred to Congress leaders in the singular. This angered Congress party cadre. Congress leaders and workers initiated a poster protest campaign in Bengaluru, pasting posters outside the residences of former CM BS Yediyurappa and Vijayendra. The posters strongly condemned the BJP leader, triggering an intense verbal battle between the two political parties. As the controversy escalated, Vijayendra issued an unconditional apology, clarifying that he spoke out of emotion and expressing regret to Congress leaders for his remarks. However, despite Vijayendra’s public apology, the political agitation by Congress workers shows no signs of abating.
Congress workers on Sunday staged a protest in Shivamogga by pasting posters in front of district BJP office and the residence of BJP state president BY Vijayendra expressing their outrage over his recent controversial remark.