From Our Special Correspondent

Daijiworld Media Network

Bengaluru, Jul 4: Unable to move an adjournment motion in the State Assembly on the very first day of the session seeking suspension of other business, the opposition BJP stalled the proceedings in the house and boycotted the business advisory committee meeting convened by Speaker U T Khader.

Speaking to media persons in the corridors of the assembly, BJP’s former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai criticised the Siddaramaiah government for prevailing upon the Speaker to prevent a debate on the government’s failure to implement the ruling party’s guarantees in the house.

Bommai accused the Congress regime of functioning in an undemocratic manner and alleged that it has cheated the people by not implementing its guarantees.

Anna Bhagya scheme is not implemented while the government is trying to create trouble in the families on deciding the female head of the family under its Gruhalakshmi scheme, while there are insufficient buses for the Shakti scheme and school children are deprived of buses.

"We sought a debate in the house to discuss the government’s failures in implementing the guarantees. Parts of Karnataka are suffering due to drought conditions and there is drinking water problem. But a discussion is not allowed forcing the opposition to rush to the well of the house in protest on the very first day,’’ he said.

Instead of allowing a debate in the house, the business advisory committee meeting has been convened to discuss the order of business in the house. "We have decided to boycott the meeting until a discussion is allowed,’’ he said.

There are instances of corruption in the chief minister’s office and commission for transfers and the BJP will take them up for debate in the house, he said.

Bommai said the BJP government’s 'pro-people' laws were brought because people demanded them even though the Congress may not like them.

"We will continue our fight,’’ he declared.