Constitution in danger under BJP administration: Sidda

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the Constitution is in danger in the BJP administration and stressed the need to protect it.

“People must support the party committed to safeguarding the nation's interests when entrusted with power,” Siddaramaiah said while addressing the Prajadhwani program in Aland.

Pointing fingers at the BJP government, Siddaramaiah lamented the lack of programs benefiting the underprivileged, Dalits, backward classes, and minorities during Narendra Modi’s decade-long tenure as Prime Minister.

“BJP stands against social justice, the welfare of the impoverished,” Siddaramaiah accused.

Highlighting the unfulfilled promises by the Modi government, he stressed contrast with his own administration’s track record. “During our last term, we realized 158 out of 165 promises and introduced 30 new schemes. Of the assurances in the 2023 manifesto, we delivered on 82 promises and initiated 5 guarantees within 8 months of assuming office,” he affirmed.

Earlier, speaking at Afzalpur, Siddaramaiah urged voters to defeat BJP MPS neglecting the grievances of the state.

Challenging Modi’s governance, Siddaramaiah called for evidence of any substantial programs benefiting the poor and middle-class

H.D. Kumaraswamy (JDS). During the campaigning, Prime Minister Narendra kicked up a row on Sunday while addressing a rally in Rajasthan’s Banswara.

Slamming the Congress manifesto, he alleged that the opposition party was planning to give people's hard-earned money and valuables to “infiltrators” and “those who have more children” and referred to former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s speech in 2006 to contend he had said that Muslims have the “first claim” on the country’s resources.

The Congress was quick to react, saying that after facing “disappointment” in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls, the prime minister was resorting to “lies” and “hate speech” to divert people from the real issues.

The party also urged the Election Commission to take action against Modi for his remarks, alleging they were ‘divisive’, ‘malicious’ and targeted a particular religious community. The next day, Modi again accused the