Karnataka’s political landscape heated up Tuesday as BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra publicly reprimanded Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar for neglecting the employment crisis facing the state’s youth. Addressing the press in Bengaluru, he painted a grim picture of governmental indifference.
Vijayendra spotlighted the prolonged protests in Dharwad, led by BJP workers and student organizations, calling for immediate filling of government vacancies. ‘Two and a half years of demonstrations, tears streaming down young faces—yet no response from those in power,’ he lamented.
He detailed the brutal lathi charge on students during the Belagavi assembly proceedings and the High Court’s intervention to arrange talks with the CM. This sequence of events, he argued, exposes the administration’s disdain for youth voices.
Labeling the CM-Dy CM duo as engrossed in a ‘chair war,’ Vijayendra asserted, ‘One defends his seat, the other eyes it hungrily. Youth issues? Not on their agenda.’ Informed by student leaders of 2.85 lakh empty posts, he slammed the failure to launch recruitments, masking delays with reservation disputes.
As leaders deliver endless rallies, the youth’s future hangs in balance. Vijayendra’s salvo signals BJP’s strategy to corner Congress on unemployment, promising relentless pressure until vacancies are addressed and dreams realized.