Karnataka BJP leaders declared Minister B Nagendra’s resignation a significant victory for their sustained agitation
BENGALURU: Karnataka BJP leaders on Friday termed minister B Nagendra’s resignation a “victory” for their sustained agitation over the alleged Valmiki Development Corporation fund scam, but said the resignation was only the beginning of their fight to recover the money and establish accountability for the entire episode. “Our national president also conveyed the message that we should undertake more struggles,” he said.
Nagendra has not even completed 25 or 26 days as a minister, and already one wicket has fallen. Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka said in New Delhi that Nagendra’s resignation marked the first setback for the Congress government, which, he claimed, had not even completed three months, news agency PTI reported.
“Our struggle, and the struggle of our workers, resulted in this government losing its first wicket in the form of Nagendra’s resignation,” Ashoka said. He said BJP workers had staged protests “day and night” and raised slogans in the Assembly, following which the government curtailed the session. Calling the development “a complete victory” for the BJP’s struggle, Ashoka said he would consult party leaders and state BJP president B Y Vijayendra on the proposed padayatra. Ashoka said he had met the BJP’s national president in Delhi and discussed developments in the party.
“This government headed by Shivakumar has not even completed three months. Going forward, there will only be more wickets falling.