Video of Vijayendra’s casual conversation on Bidadi Township goes viral
A leaked video of Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra discussing the Bidadi Township Project has caused internal embarrassment for the party. In the clip, he describes the party's support for a protest as merely 'symbolic' while noting that farmers are accepting compensation.
Why it matters
The incident reveals internal political friction and potential contradictions in the BJP's public stance versus private strategy regarding infrastructure projects.
The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in general and its State president B.Y. Vijayendra in particular had to face embarrassment as a video of Mr. Vijayrendra purportedly saying that his party was extending “symbolic” support to the cause of the Bidadi Township Project and that the farmers are gradually accepting the compensation has gone viral.
The video showed a casual conversation between Karnataka Minister Madhu Bangarappa and Mr. Vijayendra, who is also the MLA of Shikaripur, at a drought review meeting held in Shikaripur on Saturday. The two leaders exchanged greetings and fell into casual conversation before the meeting started.
Mr. Bangarappa is seen enquiring about the padayatra planned from Bidadi to Bengaluru over the Bidadi Township issue.
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