Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jun 29: BJP which is still hopeful of making a comeback in Karnataka has given permission to its party cadres to approach dissident MLAs in the Congress-JD(S) coalition and extend invitation to them to join the party, keeping the 'interest of the nation and development' in mind.
At the party’s first executive committee meeting held on Friday June 29, BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa said that the desire of the people to have BJP back was evident. "They expect us to come back to power somehow. Since the mandate was given to the BJP... and with the intent of strengthening the party and propelling Prime Minister Narendra Modi back to power in 2019, I urge the party leaders to visit the homes of those who are unhappy with the Congress-JD(S) alliance and bring them to the BJP. We welcome all those who care about Karnataka and the nation’s development," he said.
He expressed confidence that the 'unholy alliance' between Congress and JD(S) was sure to dissolve. He said that there was instability in coalition and the party would only wait patiently for the coalition to fall apart than make a hasty move.
National BJP general secretary P Muralidhar Rao indirectly called the opposition as 'anti-nationals'. "The entire country is divided into nationalists and anti-nationals. And we give an open invitation to those who have realised that siding with the anti-nationals is not the future of India, to come and join us. All those fighting for the nation are our own people and not the opposition,” he said.
He also said that Siddaramaiah has been voicing his opposition to the coalition decisions, as he has realized that Congress by stealing people’s mandate would be termed a 'loser'. "He has presence of mind and has realised the fallacy of siding with the grand old party," Rao said.
In the meeting Yeddyurappa warned the party leaders to be careful regarding their statements. "Do not make contradictory statements on the political developments in the state or anything that affects the party stand," he warned. He asked them to avoid creating confusions and controversies and patiently watch how things take a turn.