Bengaluru, June 20 -- Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa accused the Congress-led Karnataka government of being mired in rampant corruption and having stalled nearly all developmental works.

Speaking at the BJP state headquarters, he told reporters that the current situation in the state is dire and that there is no one to listen to the public's grievances.

"The government is only focused on publicity and has completely neglected development," Yediyurappa, a member of the BJP Central Parliamentary Board, alleged.

He pointed out that irrigation projects have reached a complete standstill and challenged the government to show even one kilometre of road work completed anywhere in ...