Kolar, Oct. 1 -- Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra has accused Congress government of indulging in divide-and-rule politics by celebrating an Urdu festival on the steps of Vidhana Soudha when Kannada should be reigning supreme there.

Speaking in Kolar, Vijayendra said the Congress government led by Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is taking such decisions with the intention of appeasing minorities.

"When the Central Government proposed the three-language formula, the Congress government misled the people claiming that Hindi is being imposed on children. But now, by celebrating an Urdu festival on the steps of Vidhana Soudha in place of Kannada, the government has exposed its own stand," he said.

Vijayendra alleged that instead of takin...