Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (SP)

Bantwal, Apr 28: "The Congress Party, which has ruled the country and the states for long, will rise to power once again after the election. People will vote for the Congress, considering its achievements. The people should not lend an ear to the malicious propaganda indulged in by the BJP activists, nor will the Congress Party be frustrated or disheartened by them," said Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president R V Deshpande.

He was addressing an election meeting held by the party at B C Road on Sunday April 27.

Goa minister Shantaram Naik pointed out that the BJP was in the saddle when the Kandahar hijack incident occurred. “Advani was aware of everything that happened then, but has chosen to feign ignorance about them, as a part of the secret agenda of the BJP,” he alleged. He also requested people to ensure that Janardhan Poojary, able candidate put up by the party for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, gets elected.

Ex-union minister C M Ibrahim in his address opined, that the country's economic status has grown stronger under the able stewardship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.  "USA is also looking at the way our economic situation was handled. Manmohan Singh is in no way a weak leader as some quarters make him to be, but a statesman. This has been proved by his shrewd handling of tough situations," he added.

Leader of the opposition in the assembly Mallikarjun Kharge, former chief minister M Veerappa Moily, B A Moidin, district Congress president B Ramanath Rai, Block Congress president Chandrahas Karkera, party leaders Ashwini Kumar Rai, Chandrahas Shetty Bolantoor, Sadashiv Ullal, K Harikrishna Bantwal, B K Idinabba, B H Khader, Rajashekhar Nayak and others were present.

B Ramanath Rai welcomed. K H Abubakker proposed vote of thanks while D M Kulal presented the programme.