Bengaluru, Sept. 4 -- Senior BJP leader and Karnataka Leader of Opposition (LoP) R Ashoka on Friday launched a sharp attack on DK Shivakumar, calling him a "dummy" and "remote-controlled" Chief Minister.

In a post on social media platform X, Ashoka claimed that All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala's visit has confirmed that the Karnataka government is controlled from Delhi.

"So RS Surjewala has finally confirmed what 7 crore Kannadigas already knew: DK Shivakumar is a DUMMY CM. DKS is A REMOTE-CONTROLLED CM. And DKS is the WEAKEST-EVER CM Karnataka has seen," Ashoka wrote.

He alleged that the Congress high command forced the state government to withdraw the controversial 5 per cent park land use...