Road renaming: Siddu takes dig at BJP for opposing move

NT Correspondent

Belagavi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday took a dig at the BJP for opposing the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) council's proposal to name a stretch of road in the city after him. According to official sources, the proposal calls for naming a stretch of KRS Road from the Lakshmi Venkataramanaswamy temple to the Outer Ring Road junction as 'Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga'. "Will the BJP welcome it? Opposing things is their duty.

They oppose good and also bad things. They don't know anything," Siddaramaiah told reporters here in response to a question. "Ex-MP (of Mysuru Prathap Simha) is from which party? What has he said? ...others say things, what to do?" he said, citing BJP leader Simha's support for the proposal. Based on a suggestion by Chamaraja Congress MLA Harish Gowda, the MCC took the decision at its meeting on November 22.

The matter was first placed before the Mysuru deputy commissioner prior to being tabled in the council meeting. The MCC then issued a newspaper notice inviting views from the public on the proposal within 30 days on December 13, the sources said. Mysuru is the home district of Siddaramaiah, who is serving his second term as the chief minister. BJP state president B Y Vijayendra hit out at the CM Siddaramaiah over the MCC's move. "Mysuru was built and developed by the Rajas and Maharajas of Mysuru. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is going to name the road that was named after such a great royal family after himself.

How valid and appropriate is this decision taken by the Mysuru City Corporation, which currently has no public representatives? "Doesn't it offend the morality of the CM who is in power and is trying to name the road after himself? Such a move can only be seen among those who follow the Tughlaq regime," he posted on 'X'.