<p class="title">KPCC president G Parameshwara on Sunday charged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had insulted Bengaluru by labelling it as a ‘sin city’ and ‘garbage city’.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to reporters here, Parameshwara criticised Modi for his “cheap rhetoric” during electioneering in Karnataka recently.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said the language used by Modi had been condemned by BJP leaders like Shatrughan Sinha.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray too had taken<br />the exception to the manner in which Modi had attacked Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Similarly, it was wrong on Modi’s part to have debased Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Bengaluru has been showcased as a garden city and silicon city. It is in fact known as one of the most dynamic cities in the world. It has taken several years to build Bengaluru as a brand,” he said, adding that Modi’s insults would dent the image of the city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said Bengaluru had earned the tag of garbage city during the B S Yeddyurappa regime.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Parameshwara said unlike the BJP, the Congress had not resorted to negative campaigning during the elections.</p>
<p class="title">KPCC president G Parameshwara on Sunday charged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had insulted Bengaluru by labelling it as a ‘sin city’ and ‘garbage city’.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to reporters here, Parameshwara criticised Modi for his “cheap rhetoric” during electioneering in Karnataka recently.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said the language used by Modi had been condemned by BJP leaders like Shatrughan Sinha.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray too had taken<br />the exception to the manner in which Modi had attacked Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Similarly, it was wrong on Modi’s part to have debased Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Bengaluru has been showcased as a garden city and silicon city. It is in fact known as one of the most dynamic cities in the world. It has taken several years to build Bengaluru as a brand,” he said, adding that Modi’s insults would dent the image of the city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said Bengaluru had earned the tag of garbage city during the B S Yeddyurappa regime.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Parameshwara said unlike the BJP, the Congress had not resorted to negative campaigning during the elections.</p>