Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar slams CM Siddaramaiah for scrapping flyover venture in 2017

On June twenty seventh, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar claimed that CM Siddaramaiah was petrified of protesters in 2017 relating to the Hebbal metal flyover concern. He additional acknowledged that if it had been as much as him, he wouldn’t have succumbed to the calls for of the protesters.

Addressing the gathering, he stated, “In 2017, CM Siddaramaiah and KJ George (the then Bengaluru City Development minister) were scared about protests against a steel flyover in the city. If it was me, I wouldn’t have succumbed to the sound made by protesters and gone ahead with the project, no matter what the consequence is.”

The KPCC President Shivakumar additional acknowledged that he may even take some robust selections on this time period that may profit Bengaluru in the long term. He made these stinging remarks on CM Siddaramaiah whereas talking on the Kempegowda Jayanti occasion in Vidhana Soudha. 

The deputy CM, who additionally holds the Bengaluru City Development portfolio, was referring to the Basaveshwara Nagar to Hebbal metal flyover venture. After going through large backlash, the Siddaramaiah authorities scrapped the venture altogether.  

In 2017, the Siddaramaiah-led Congress authorities was on the helm of affairs within the state. The authorities had introduced its plan to assemble a 6.7 kilometres metal flyover. As per the proposed plan, the federal government wished to decongest the Hebbal space, particularly for people travelling from central Bengaluru to Kempegowda International Airport.

However, the announcement of the metal flyover within the area confronted large backlash from residents and welfare teams. 

The protesters raised issues that the venture would result in a discount within the inexperienced cowl within the backyard metropolis, because the proposed venture would possibly end in slicing down bushes within the space. Subsequently, the Siddaramaiah authorities introduced the choice to scrap the venture citing environmental issues.

There is not any love misplaced between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar

During the just lately concluded state meeting elections, the feud between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar for the highest submit within the state was out within the open for full public glare. Not solely did supporters of each leaders interact in mudslinging towards their rival throughout the get together, however each leaders left no stone unturned of their greed for the Chief Ministerial submit. 

The KPCC Chief did every little thing to undermine Siddaramaiah’s bid. Shivakumar hailed 

himself because the architect of Congress’ victory in Karnataka and claimed “Under my leadership, Congress got 135 seats.”

In truth, speculations had been rife throughout that turbulent part that DK Shivakumar might opt-out from the get together both to drift his personal political outfit or be a part of its long-term rival, the Bhartiya Janta Party. 

The feud left Congress sweating profusely solely to be resolved with backroom offers which appear to have solely brokered a truce in the intervening time and the most recent jibe by DK Shivakumar towards his personal get together chief appears to be the primary indication of an extended ensuing political-ego battle to return.