R B Jagadish
Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala (EP)
Karkala, May 9: "The visit by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to Karnataka for campaigning will have no impact. His charisma in Uttar Pradesh itself has deteriorated and he can bring about no change in Karnataka," said former MP and former member of Rajya Sabha and Hindi film star Raj Babbar.
He was speaking at a news conference held in Congress office here on Tuesday, May 8.
"Murders, robbery and rapes are rampant in Uttar Pradesh. The government there has failed to take any action on them. However, as the number of Congress MLAs are less there, our protests are not heard by the authorities concerned. BJP CM has no capacity to tackle the crimes committed by the BJP MLAs there," he said.
Karnataka model
"The government of Siddaramaiah in Karnataka is a model for the entire country. BJP is threatened by the administration in Karnataka that is free from corruption. There is direct fight between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Siddaramaiah in the present elections. BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa does not come in the picture. Why are the schemes of CM such as Anna Bhagya and Ksheera Bhagya not implemented in BJP ruled states? Provision of diesel and kerosene subsidy is also is a big achievement," he said.
Former MLA and Congress candidate H Gopala Bhandary, KPCC chief secretary G A Bava, secretary Bharath Mundodi, Udupi district Congress vice-president Udaya Shetty Muniyal, block congress president Sudhaker Kotian, spokesperson Bipin Chandrapal Nakre, Congress leader K S Imtiaz Ahmed and others were present. Raj Babbar felicitated Arif Kallotte who joined Congress from BJP.