BJP MP Tejasvi Surya tried to stonewall many questions on Bengaluru mattress controversy.
Bengaluru:
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday confronted powerful questions on allegations of concentrating on 17 Muslim workers at a Covid battle room in Bengaluru and averted answering most of them.
Final week, after the Bengaluru South MP revealed particulars of a “bed-blocking scam” in his party-controlled civic physique BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palik), a video uncovered a communal twist to the allegations.
Within the video, Tejasvi Surya was seen at a BBMP Covid battle room with three BJP MLAs, grilling officers. He learn out a listing of 17 Muslim names (from a complete of 205 workers) and questioned: “Who’re all these folks? First shift, second shift, night time shift. 17 folks within the listing in three shifts. What was the method of hiring? 17 folks. Who’re these folks?”
Mr Surya’s uncle and BJP MLA Ravi Subramanya shouted, “Have you ever appointed them for the madrassa or for the Company?” One other MLA stated to a lady official, “Who is that this individual, Madam? How can he appoint 17 members like a Haj committee?”
The 17 folks named needed to go to the police station twice.
Mr Surya, who did nothing to cease the communal feedback, stated immediately he solely learn out a listing that was given to him.
“This was the listing that was given. I questioned why they had been appointed, how they had been appointed, what was the method of appointing. The video is there. You may get the verbatim from the video. You need to ask the officers why it was made,” he stated, when requested why he picked Muslim names.
He was additionally requested why he allowed the MLAs to make communal feedback.
“I didn’t use any phrases (like Haj, Madrassa). Please maintain me accountable for my actions and my phrases,” he stated, silent when journalists identified that he was chargeable for feedback made by his get together colleagues in his presence.
“You might have your agenda. My agenda may be very clear. My agenda is to inform the reality. My agenda is to avoid wasting lives. I’ve answered this query,” Mr Surya stated, pursing his lips.
Why had been the 17 folks he named questioned by the police, the MP was requested.
His reply remained evasive: “Some other questions?”
Mr Surya tried to stonewall any questions by declaring: “I’ve answered reality and claims. The folks of Bengaluru wish to know solutions about getting beds. I’ll say it once more. I did not attribute any criminality to them (the 17). They had been non permanent employees with this company. Hiring or firing them is just not the work of Tejasvi Surya. It’s the work of BBMP. Why had been they eliminated? Ask BBMP.”
“The folks will determine whether or not getting beds for individuals who are dying is extra essential or derailing this whole challenge – during the last three days, 100 hours, folks have watched, the folks will determine. My dedication is to my folks. The mattress quantity that comes for sufferers does not contemplate caste or faith. My conscience is obvious that I’ve accomplished my obligation to my folks,” he introduced, leaving key questions unanswered.