BJP workers should expose the Congress government's failures to the public: Kota Srinivas Poojary

Mangaluru: "The Congress government's power-sharing arrangements have brought governance to a standstill in Karnataka. BJP workers should take the government's failures to the people," said Udupi- Chikkamagaluru MP Kota Srinivas Poojary. 

He was speaking after inaugurating a two-day district-level training camp (Prashikshana varga) organised by the BJP Dakshina Kannada unit at Sanghanikethana in Mangaluru as part of the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Prashikshana Mahabhiyan 2026 on Monday. 

He alleged that despite the Congress frequently speaking about the welfare of backward classes and Dalits, around 1.5 lakh students from Scheduled Castes and other backward communities in the state were struggling due to a lack of hostel facilities, forcing some to discontinue their education.  

Alleging misuse of welfare funds, Kota Srinivas Poojary said the government led by Siddaramaiah, despite frequently speaking about the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, had diverted Rs 60,000 crore earmarked for the health and education of SC/ST communities for other purposes.

He further claimed that the Central Government had sanctioned Rs 22,000 crore for coastal fisheries and other development projects along the Karnataka coast, but alleged that these projects had become a means for the state government to generate revenue. He also accused the state government of portraying Central grants as its own funds and misleading the public. He urged BJP workers to take these issues to the people and to expose what he described as the government's failures and misinformation.

Poojary said that while India has more than 23,000 registered political parties, the BJP is in systematically conducting training programmes for its cadre at the national, district and mandal levels. He noted that the training camps were being organised across the country following directions from the party's national leadership.

Referring to criticism directed at the BJP, Poojary said attempts were being made to portray the party negatively through political campaigns and slogans. He asserted that India had undergone significant economic transformation and claimed that the country, which once faced financial constraints, was now in a position to extend assistance to other nations.

DK MP Capt Brijesh Chowta said India has undergone significant transformation since 2014 and described the BJP as a party that provides solutions to people's problems.

He said the BJP had expanded even in regions once considered politically difficult for the party and called upon workers to channel public dissatisfaction with the Congress government into a strong political movement. He expressed confidence that the BJP would form the government in Karnataka in 2028 and contribute to the vision of a developed Karnataka in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of a developed India.

DK BJP president Sathish Kumpala and others were present.