Bengaluru corporators wear Modi masks to celebrate colleague’s Lok Sabha victory

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A Congress corporator commented that the BJP should be re-branded “Modi Party”.

TNM Staff

On Thursday, almost 100 BJP corporators walked in to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike council meeting  wearing masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The masks were to celebrate the victory of former BBMP corporator S Muniyappa from the Kolar Lok Sabha seat. Muniyappa had defeated eight-time Congress MP from Kolar KH Muniyappa. But the masks made tempers flare in the council, that anyway usually sees heated arguments. Affronted by the celebratory mood of the opposition, Congress corporator Abdul Majid commented that the BJP should be re-branded “Modi Party”. “We don’t know where Sab ka saat, sab ka vikas went. They (BJP) lied and came to power. Let Modi be accepting of all languages and all religions,” Abdul Majid added. “Yours is not BJP it's an EVM Party. You have cheated and won. BJP did not win the elections. EVMs did,” Congress corporator K Venkatesh said. Reacting to the statements made by Congress corporator, leader of Opposition in the BBMP Council Prabhakar Reddy said that the Congress leaders would “quake in their boots” if they even hear Modi’s name. “Congress leaders are obviously quaking in their boots listening to Modi’s name. Like a mole on one’s face, Congress has one a single seat from Karnataka in the Lok Sabha elections. At least they should learn their lesson now,” he said. Meanwhile, Yelachenahalli BJP corporator V Balakrishna told the council members that garbage has been piling up on streets and empty plots in his ward and despite multiple complaints, the problem was not being solved. “Let us tell Modi about it. He will write a letter and release funds. Then we can clean it up,” quipped Congress corporator GK Venkatesh. However, accusing him of making disparaging remarks on her, BJP corporator Mamta Vasudev screamed at Venkatesh. “He (Venkatesh) was speaking against Narendra Modi and I could not stand by and watch. Besides, he commented up on the way I dress and my lipstick. Why should I be quiet? That’s why I shouted abuses at him,” she said. Soon after this statement was made, a ruckus erupted in the council. BJP and Congress corporators arrived at the well of the council and began hurling accusations at each other. The Mayor and BBMP Commissioner intervened and put a stop to the arguments.    

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