The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday threatened a state-wide agitation against the H.D.Kumaraswamy-led coalition government for its apathy towards dealing with the worsening drought in Karnataka.
B.S.Yeddyurappa, the state BJP chief, hit out at Kumaraswamy stating that the Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress were more worried about coalition problems than tending to the drought leading to an acute shortage of drinking water.
“If no action is taken in two or three days, it will be inevitable for us to hold a state-wide agitation," the Press Trust of India reported on Tuesday, quoting Yeddyurappa.
Though officials have been asked to take the lead in drought mitigation, the absence of elected representatives, including ministers, provides the opposition ammunition to corner the government.