Bengaluru, February 25 – BJP's Karnataka unit President B. Y. Vijayendra warned on Wednesday that if the Siddaramaiah government does not immediately initiate the teacher recruitment process, the party will soon launch a protest.
Addressing a conference in Bengaluru, Vijayendra alleged that the Congress-led government is unwilling to carry out any recruitment due to financial difficulties.
He pointed out that there are 59,000 vacant positions in the education sector and over 30,000 positions yet to be filled in the health sector.
He recalled that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had last year urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar to fill the vacant teacher positions, but no action has been taken.
The State Students' Federation held a large-scale protest in Dharwad on Tuesday. They have staged demonstrations multiple times, taking to the streets repeatedly.
Protests were also held in Bengaluru, Dharwad, Vijayapura, Bagalkote, and Bidar. He alleged that the state government has taken the issue lightly, as it is in a "deep slumber like Kumbhakarna" and lacks the will to create employment opportunities for youth.
He expressed concern that despite numerous protests, the government has remained silent on the matter.
Vijayendra also reminded the Congress government of its election promise of filling all vacant government positions within one year.
He shared that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had assured that if the Congress was voted to power, 2.5 lakh vacant positions would be filled.
Vijayendra claimed that the pressing issues remain unaddressed due to the power struggle between Siddaramaiah and D. K. Shivakumar.
He said that MLC S.V. Sankanur had raised questions in this regard, and the government had responded by stating that approval had been granted to fill only 24,300 positions. Even after four to five months, the recruitment process has not begun, he said.
He alleged that although the Finance Department has approved recruitment for over 40,000 positions, the government has still not initiated the process and accused the Chief Minister of repeatedly making false statements.
Former MP S. Muniswamy, Legislative Council Opposition Chief Whip N. Ravikumar, MLC S.V. Sankanur, and Bengaluru North district president S. Harish were present at the press conference.
