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BJP chief’s casual remarks on Bidadi project go viral
A video showing Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra in a casual conversation with Minister Madhu Bangarappa has gone viral, causing embarrassment for the party. The clip, recorded at a drought review meeting…
The Story in Brief
A video showing Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra in a casual conversation with Minister Madhu Bangarappa has gone viral, causing embarrassment for the party. The clip, recorded at a drought review meeting in Shikaripur on Saturday, shows Mr. Vijayendra saying the BJP is extending only "symbolic" support to the cause of the Bidadi Township Project. He adds that many farmers involved in the agitation are "gradually accepting the compensation."
The video surfaced on Sunday, the same day the JD(S), backed by the BJP, began a padayatra from Bidadi to Bengaluru protesting the project. Mr. Vijayendra did not attend the flag-off, citing drought tours. The Hindu reports that the incident has given ammunition to the anti-Vijayendra camp within the party, with some leaders forwarding the clip to the BJP central leadership.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that this video exposes a grand BJP conspiracy to betray farmers is overblown. A politician caught in a private chat speaking less than his party's public line is hardly a scandal. Yet the BJP's own internal factions are fanning the fire. The real test is not this clip but the party's official stance in the coming legislature session on the Bidadi project. Will it vote against compensation terms its own president called acceptable?
Source: thehindu.com
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