‘BJP MLAs in race for party chief, LoP posts’: Shivakumar on ruckus in Karnataka Assembly

Talking to news agency ANI, Shivakumar said: "So they wanted to prove that they are in a competition for the race for the party president and leader of the Opposition. Those who shout more feel that they will be recognised."

BJP MLAs shout slogans as they gather in well of the house during the state assembly session, at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

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After Karnataka’s Assembly session was disrupted on Tuesday with the BJP MLAs protesting over Congress’s pre-poll guarantees, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar blamed it on the competition within the saffron party for the posts of party president and leader of Opposition.

Talking to news agency ANI, Shivakumar said: “So they wanted to prove that they are in a competition for the race for the party president and leader of the Opposition. Those who shout more feel that they will be recognised.”

#WATCH | Bengaluru | …So they wanted to prove that they are in a competition for the race for the party president and leader of the Opposition. Those who shout more feel that they will be recognised: Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on BJP staging protest against Karnataka… pic.twitter.com/eHoGvTu7qj

— ANI (@ANI) July 4, 2023

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Stormy scenes unfolded in the Assembly on Tuesday after the BJP staged protests inside and outside the House questioning the alleged delay in fulfilling the five pre-poll promises made by the ruling Congress government before the elections.

#WATCH | Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara speaks on BJP worker’s protest against the state government over Congress Pre Poll ‘Five Guarantees’ (04.07) pic.twitter.com/0Yr4PsC9hi

— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2023

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said “the entire chaos is happening” as the BJP doesn’t have a leader of their own. “They don’t have an Opposition leader… they don’t know what to do. there’s no leader to control them, there’s nobody to guide them, there’s absolutely no discipline, and that is why they are creating ruckus in the House.” he said.

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