Protest on April 4 in District Centers and on April 5 in Mandals Overnight Sit-in Protest Against Price Hike in Bengaluru from April 2: Vijayendra

29-3-2025

Protest on April 4 in District Centers and on April 5 in Mandals

Overnight Sit-in Protest Against Price Hike in Bengaluru from April 2: Vijayendra

Bengaluru: BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra announced that an overnight sit-in protest against the Congress government’s price hikes will begin at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, on April 2 at 11 AM.

Speaking to media representatives at the BJP state office, Jagannath Bhavan in Malleswaram, he stated that all BJP MLAs, Legislative Council members, former MLAs, candidates from the last Assembly elections, district presidents, and all state office bearers would participate in the overnight protest.

Protest in Front of Kengal Statue

On the last day of the Assembly session, the Speaker suspended 18 BJP MLAs for six months. Vijayendra criticized this decision, calling the Speaker’s authoritarian stance unacceptable. He announced that on April 2 in the morning, all BJP MLAs and MLCs would stage a protest in front of the Kengal statue near Vidhana Soudha and submit a petition to the Speaker.

He further stated that the Speaker’s decision was an insult to voters and that BJP MLAs and MLCs would boycott committee meetings until the suspension of the 18 MLAs was revoked. Additionally, protests would be held across all district centers on April 4 and in all mandals on April 5 to condemn the price hike policies of the Congress government.

Vijayendra accused the Congress government of guaranteeing price hikes, stating that water tariffs, petrol prices, and milk prices had all been increased. He sarcastically remarked that the milk price hike was the Congress government’s “Ugadi gift” to the people. BJP, he said, would launch a public movement against these price hikes to raise awareness and fight against the Congress government’s policies.

Public Awareness Against Insults to Hindus

Vijayendra also criticized the Congress government for reserving 4% of government contracts for Muslims, calling it discriminatory. He stated that BJP would raise awareness against this injustice and visit all district centers as part of this campaign.

On another note, he mentioned that BJP’s central leadership had repeatedly issued notices to Basangouda Patil Yatnal and tried to address internal issues. He emphasized that as state president, he had attempted to resolve minor differences for the party’s benefit. Vijayendra clarified that he was not someone who spoke contradictorily and that senior leader B.S. Yediyurappa had always nurtured party members without undermining anyone.

He asserted that BJP’s central leadership had patiently observed the situation and ultimately made a final decision on disciplinary action. Finally, he affirmed that his responsibility was to bring BJP to power in Karnataka on its own strength and dismissed speculation about his desire to become Chief Minister.

(Karunakar Khasale)

State Media Coordinator

BJP Karnataka