Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru, Jan 6: Former MLC Ivan D’Souza said, “The state government imposed weekend curfew to derail the Mekedatu foot march which is demanding implementation of the project and no for the welfare of the public.”
Addressing media here on Thursday January 6, Ivan said, “The BJP is showing double standards in their decision under the pretext of Covid and Omicron. The government is imposing different rules for Congress and BJP. So far, the BJP has conducted rallies violating all Covid guidelines. When the Congress is set to take out a foot march favouring people, the government imposes weekend curfew. This is BJP’s weekend curfew and not a decision taken by expert committee.
“Minister Eshwarappa was unhappy with the decision of the state government over weekend curfew. Foot march demanding implementation of Mekedatu project gained people’s support. The BJP could not digest it and hence imposed weekend curfew to derail the foot march. If the government dares to stop our foot march, then they have to face the consequences. We will go ahead with our foot march as planned following Covid protocols.
“The BJP are shedding crocodile tears over the incident where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy was trapped on the flyover for 15 minutes. This is nothing but a political trick. Earlier, they tried the same tricks in West Bengal against Mamata Banerjee and did not succeed. In this case too, they will not succeed. This shows that Modi has lost faith in the federal system. Whenever the PM visits any place, the road will be cleared prior to his visit. The farmers were protesting on that road earlier. It is the SPG or Black Cat commandos’ decision to take that route despite knowing the fact that the farmers are protesting. As BJP alleges that it was security breach by the state government and a plot to harm Modi, let the government probe the matter so that the truth will be revealed.
“Since 15 months, farmers are protesting facing lathi-charge. Many lost their lives. Modi did not listen to their grievances. Just because Modi was trapped for 15 minutes, BJP and RSS are shedding crocodile tears now,” he said.