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Former JD(S) Minister Iqbal Ansari Joins Congress

  •   Tue, Jul 13 2010 11:01:33 PM

Former JD(S) minister Iqbal Ansari joins Congress
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Daijiworld Media Network

Bangalore, July 13: Hurt by JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda’s recent public remark that the party would not suffer if he left it, former minister and a staunch follower of state JD(S) president H D Kumaraswamy, Iqbal Ansari has quit the party and joined the Congress party in Bangalore on Tuesday.

"I served the JD(S) to the best of my ability and even Deve Gowda and state president Kumaraswamy had recognised my work,” he said pointing out that he was deeply hurt by the former’s recent public comment that, `` If I left the party it would not make any difference, made me feel that I was no longer needed and therefore decided to join Congress where my presence is required.”

Welcoming Ansari, a prominent Muslim leader in Koppal district, into the party fold, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President R V Deshpande said the former minister  had ``earned a good name as a minister and worked for the welfare of the minorities and the youth in his district.”
Deshpande expressed confidence that Ansari would work towards strengthening the party in north Karnataka.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi, General Secretary and Karnataka in-charge Gulam Nabi Azad among others had ’unanimously’ decided that Ansari should be inducted into the party, he said.

Admitting that ``some indiscipline had crept into the party,’’ Deshapande said all efforts would be made to ensure discipline and asked the Congressmen to work unitedly to strengthen the party.

KPCC Working President D K Shivakumar said ``there is no difference between the old and the new members” and exhorted the workers to work together to strengthen the party at the grassroot level.

Ansari said he joined Congress of his own volition as he felt ``it was better to join a party that needed him rather than be in a party where he was not required.”

Along with Ansari, several of his followers, including 22 municipal councillors from Gangavathi and two from Kushtagi in Koppal District, joined the Congress.
  

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  • Yousuf Patel, Gangavathi

    Thu, Dec 08 2011

    Ansari Is Headstrong and arrogant, and a known deserter, Congress will sink under him..
    Good luck congress

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Tue, Jul 13 2010

    THIS IS GOOD MOVE.

    WE NEED TWO PARTY POLITICAL SYSTEM RATHER THAN HAVING JDS, JDU, DMK,AIDMK, LJP,RJD,TMC , NCP ETC..

    ALL THESE SMALL PARTIES ARE ROOT CAUSE FOR HUNG ASSEMBLY OR HUNG PARLIAMENT.

    ALL SMALL PARTY LEADERS ARE HINDRANCE FOR SMOOTH FUNCTIONING OF GOVERNMENT BY BLACK MAILING MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES.

    I WISH INDIA SHOULD HAVE ONLY TWO POLITICAL PARTY LIKE BJP & CONGRESS. ANYBODY WANTS TO JOIN POLITICS THEY CAN EITHER JOIN BJP OR CONGRESS.

    JAI HO.

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  • Anish Putran, Puttur /USA

    Wed, Jul 14 2010

    It was wrong on part of Mr. Ansari to quit JD(S) headed by former PM Mr. Devegowda. Being from minority community Mr. Ansari should have realised the fact that only JD(S) is true friend of minorities in Karnataka and JD(S) has worked very hard for upliftment of minority communities with various welfare schemes.

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