Bengaluru, May 19 || Karnataka BJP has slammed the Congress-led government in the state over the flood and waterlogging situation in Bengaluru, saying that the city's reputation has suffered at the global level.
The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Legislative Assembly, R. Ashoka, in a statement on Monday, demanded that the government immediately release Rs 1,000 crore for relief operations following the rain-induced disaster in Bengaluru.
On Sunday night, rainfall ranging from 103 to 130 mm caused havoc across the city, said Ashoka and urged the government to swiftly undertake relief operations and assist affected residents.
Ashoka said that a single pre-monsoon rain has exposed the true colours of the Congress government’s “Brand Bengaluru”.
In such a situation, instead of rushing to aid victims, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, and ministers are busy attending the Sadhana Samaavesha organised to celebrate two years in office of the Congress-led government, he said while expressing outrage.
"Since midnight on Sunday, I have been flooded with phone calls from various parts of the city. Many layouts are inundated, hundreds of vehicles have been swept away in floods, water has entered an orphanage, people stayed awake all night, there is no food arrangement for them, and yet the civic agency has not come forward to help," he said angrily.