The BJP has maintained that the sacking of Scheduled Tribes leader K.N. Rajanna from the Cabinet over his views on “voter theft” had revealed the “true anti-Dalit face” of the Congress, besides exposing the hollowness of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s claims of championing the cause of Ahinda (Kannada acronym for minorities, OBCs, and Dalits).
In a social media post, BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra said: “This is the true face of Congress — anti-Dalit, anti-democratic and anti-truth. It also exposes the hollowness of Mr. Siddaramaiah’s claims of championing the Ahinda cause. When leaders from these communities are targeted, he does not defend them. Instead, he bows to the diktats of the Delhi high command to safeguard his own position as Chief Minister.”
He said that Mr. Rajanna, a senior Dalit leader, was removed from the State Cabinet “for merely speaking the truth.”
‘Clear pattern’
Mr. Vijayendra further claimed: “The pattern is clear. In the case of erstwhile ST Welfare Minister Nagendra, funds earmarked for the development of the community were siphoned off to finance Congress’s election expenses. Instead of holding the CM and Deputy CM accountable, the blame was placed entirely on Mr. Nagendra, and the matter was quietly closed.”
