Karnataka budget 2023: Siddaramaiah steals the show with ‘kesari’ flower!!

Team Udayavani, Feb 17, 2023, 11:56 AM IST

As Chief minister Basawaraj Bommai began his Budget speech at Vidhana Soudha today, it was the former chief minister who became a cynosure of all eyes.

Opposition leader Siddaramaiah had kept a marigold flower on his ears to symbolically mock the Budget.

Other Congress leaders too were seen participating in this unique protest which meant to imply that the Budget being presented by Bommai is a mere eyewash ahead of upcoming elections.

Meanwhile, #Kivimelehoova trended on Twitter.

Take a look at the tweets:

ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ ರಾಜ್ಯದವರೆಗೂ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಮೊದಲಿಂದಲೂ ಜನರ ಕಿವಿ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೂವಿಡುತ್ತಲೇ ಬಂದಿದೆ.

ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಬಜೆಟ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಕಿವಿ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೂವಿಟ್ಟರು.
ಈಗ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಬಜೆಟ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಕಿವಿ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೂವಿಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಪ್ರಣಾಳಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿನ 90% ರಷ್ಟು ಭರವಸೆ ಈಡೇರಿಸದ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಬಜೆಟ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದು ಮಾಡುವುದೇ!#KiviMeleHoova pic.twitter.com/aWyELn4xZL

— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) February 17, 2023

.@INCKarnataka MLAs attend budget session with flower on their ears as a mark of protest.

The Kivi mele hoova protest as CM Bommai, who has failed to implement most announcements of previous year’s Budget, presents the #karnatakabudget2023 pic.twitter.com/3N85Iw7RnQ

— Varun Hari Prasad || ವರುಣ್ ಹರಿ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್ (@VarunHariPrasad) February 17, 2023

#KIVIMELEHOOVA @annamalai_k @khushsundar #BJPfails pic.twitter.com/08kwK4QJJD

— 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 (வாழப்பாடி இராம சுகந்தன்) (@vazhapadi) February 17, 2023