Udupi: District BJP Organizes Activists’ Convention Ahead of Lok Sabha Polls
News and Pics by Hemanath Padubidri
Daijiworld Media Network—Udupi (RD/CN)
Udupi, Mar 9: A convention of BJP activists under the district legislative assembly constituencies was held on Sunday March 8, at the Sheshashayana Auditorium of Hotel Kediyoor, here.
State home minister Dr V S Acharya inaugurated the convention. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Acharya said that during the five-year term of the UPA-led central government, it has sidelined the development of the coastal district. He alleged that a rise in prices of essential commodities and an increase in terrorism had been witnessed.
Dr Acharya claimed that voters across the state were fed up with past state administration, and hence elected the BJP to power in 2008. He added that the BJP had presented two popular budgets since it took the reins of the state nine months ago.
The home minister alleged that opposition parties which were unhappy with the success of the BJP-led state administration are engaged in propaganda aimed at destabilizing the state.
He pointed out that unlike past state administrations, the BJP had taken measure to protect its mines and opened up new employment opportunities in the mining sector by issuing licenses depending on the prospect of increase in volume of mining exports.
Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency candidate of the BJP, D V Sadanand Gowda, said that he was fortunate to be selected to contest the forthcoming parliamentary polls from the temple town constituency of Udupi, and termed it the will of Sri Krishna.
He acknowledged the support of party activists over the past 25 years of his political career, who have brought him to current heights. Gowda assured that he would not interfere in the state administration and would instead concentrate on organizing party affairs.
Gowda promised that if elected, he would attempt to solve the diverse issues faced by the constituency such as irrigation, fisheries, coffee plantations, and areca cultivation. He accused the JD(S) of lacking confidence to contest the polls by themselves.
He said that it was certain that the BJP will succeed in winning 23 of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state and sought the people’s support in making veteran BJP leader L K Advani the next Prime Minister.
MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary presided over the programme.
Kaup MLA Lalaji R Mendon, BJP leader A G Kodgi, municipal councillor Dinakar Shetty, Urban Development Authority president Sudhakar Shetty, Shyamala Kunder, Indira Shekar, Susheela Somashekar, Yashpal Suvarna, Gujjady Prabhakar Naik, and Baikady Suprasad Shetty were present on the dais.
MLA Raghupathy Bhat delivered the introductory address while Raghavendra Kini compered the programme.