Rahul: K’taka most corrupt

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Congress workers welcome party general secretary Rahul Gandhi as he arrives to address the party function Drushti 12 in Hubli

Clearly eyeing the coming Assembly polls in the state, All-India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi made corruption in the ruling BJP the focus of his address at the Youth Congress convention held at the Nehru Maidan here on Saturday.
Accusing BJP leaders of looting funds released under Central schemes for the state, he claimed they were providing the most corrupt governance in the country. “Karnataka had pro-poor governments in the past which worked for people of all castes and communities, but the situation changed drastically after the BJP government came to power. Today the state has the most corrupt government in the country. It is, therefore, essential to remove it and only the Congress can do this,” he declared.
Claiming that several development programmes of the UPA government, including the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS), had failed to reach the poor in the state, he alleged the funds released by the Centre were being misused by BJP leaders in the state.
Urging the young workers of the party to inform people about the corruption and infighting in the BJP, he said the Congress would return Karnataka to the path of development as it had vast experience in providing good governance. “The future of Karnataka hinges on the youth power of the Congress. No one can suppress its voice,” he said.

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Siddaramaiah meets Rahul
Bengaluru: A day after he resigned as the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, Mr Siddaramaiah showed signs of relenting when he headed out along with his supporters for an interaction with Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi at Davanagere on Sunday.
He would subsequently fly to New Delhi to attend CWC meeting.