Bengaluru, Feb. 19 -- Congress MLA PM Narendraswamy on Thursday backed Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's statement on Bengaluru's dump yard issue and defended Karnataka ministers over recent controversial remarks that have drawn criticism from the BJP.

Speaking to ANI, Narendraswamy addressed the dump yard controversy in Bengaluru, where the BJP has alleged that the state government has not provided adequate funds for waste management and criticized DK Shivakumar's statement about dumping waste in front of BJP leaders' homes.

The Congress MLA clarified that waste management in Bengaluru is not an individual decision but a collective responsibility under the Greater Bengaluru Development Authority(GBA).

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