Karnataka: Congress mocks minister R Ashoka for 'sleeping' during flood review meeting

Bengaluru, Sep 05: The Karnataka Congress on Tuesday mocked BJP leader and state minister R Ashoka by sharing pics where he was caught napping during a meeting to review the flood situation in the state.

In the image shared by Karnataka Congress, Ashok can be seen with his eyes shut during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai.

"There are many types of drowning. People of the state are drowned in rain. The minister is drowning in his sleep," tweeted Karnataka Congress.

ಮುಳುಗುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ಹಲವು ವಿಧಗಳಿವೆ!
ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಜನ ಮಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳುಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ,
ಸಚಿವರು ನಿದ್ದೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳುಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ!

ಪ್ರವಾಹ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆಯ ವಿಡಿಯೋ ಕಾನ್ಫರೆನ್ಸ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಚಿವ @RAshokaBJP ಅವರ ಭರ್ಜರಿ ನಿದ್ದೆ.
'ಹಲಾಲ್ ಕಟ್' ಎಂದರೆ ಥಟ್‌ನೆ ಎಚ್ಚರಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ!

'ಚಿಂತೆ ಇಲ್ಲದವಗೆ ಸಂತೆಲೂ ನಿದ್ದೆ' ಎಂಬ ಮಾತು ಸಚಿವರಿಗೇ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದೇನೋ! pic.twitter.com/e11pzCibwZ

— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) September 6, 2022

Bommai on Monday night said the government has decided to release Rs 300 crore to manage the flood situation in the city.

The state government has decided to release Rs 600 crore to manage the rain and flood situation across the state. T0 restore damaged infrastructure like roads, electric poles, transformers, schools etc, Rs 300 crore has been kept for Bengaluru alone, Bommai said.

Bommai said from September 1-5, some parts of the city have received 150 percent more than normal rainfall, while Mahadevapura, Bommanahalli and K R Puram zones received 307 per cent more than normal rains.

This is the highest rainfall in the last 32 years (1992-93), he said, adding 164 lakes in Bengaluru have filled up with water.