Bengaluru, Feb. 17 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday lashed out at the Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly and BJP Leader R Ashoka for criticising his rounds for inspecting road construction in the city and questioned if BJP Chief Ministers conducting rounds in Bengaluru are for photo shoots.

"When BJP CMs were doing city rounds, R Ashok accompanied them. Was all that a gimmick? Was it for photo shoot? BJP is jobless, and hence it is nitpicking," he said while speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence.

He was replying to R Ashok's social media post alleging that his city rounds were a photo shoot rather than genuine inspection.

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