Silvester D’Souza

Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (MS)

Kundapur, Feb 9: “BJP leaders, who have sold several public enterprises that were established during the rule of the Congress, does not have the moral right to question the contribution of Congress to the country,” said B K Hariprasad, leader of opposition of legislative assembly.

Hariprasad was speaking at the Prajadhwani programme that was organized under the aegis of Block Congress committee on Wednesday evening near Shastri Circle in the city.

Hariprasad further said, “As Congress party gave stress for social justice, a commoner like Narendra Modi became the prime minister of India. However, PM Modi is more concerned about his supporters than the country. They fooled the public of India with the promise of paying Rs 15 lac in their bank accounts. Now they are suspecting how Congress is going to fulfil the promises made in their manifesto. We are committed to fulfil our promises just by stopping the 40% commission business in Karnataka.

“The Congress, which has patriotism and culture of the nation, need not learn lessons from people who opposed the freedom fight of India. The credit of making India, which has seven main religions of the world, a laboratory of religious politics, should undoubtedly go to the BJP. None of the children of any politicians die for politics or religious friction or end up in prison. The BJP leaders who incite poor children and youth to take up such way, should send their own children. Do you need the administration of the BJP, whose president teaches political lesson of love jihad instead of speaking on development or patriotic Congress government that considers all Indians as equal? The voters have to decide on this point during the elections. If Congress comes to power, construction of Kundapur-Gangolli bridge will be given priority,” he said.

MLC Manjunath Bhandary said, “Two elections manifestos are announced by the Congress party for the upcoming legislative assembly elections. One is centred on the all-round development of the state and the other is centred around particular geological regions. Grihajyoti, Grahalaxmi schemes, Rs 2500 crore grant for development of coastal region, IT park at Mangaluru, Rs 10 lac insurance scheme for fishermen, schemes for development of fishermen, establishment of separate corporations for the development of Billava and Bunt communities at an annual grant of Rs 250 crore etc are planned.”

Former MLA Gopal Poojary said, “The ruling BJP is trying to fool people by cancelling the ration cards that were provided during the Congress regime. The decision of providing 300 litres of kerosene subsidy taken by the earlier Siddaramaiah government is thrown to the wind. Only for political reasons, the BJP says that it will resolve the issues of fishermen. Actually, they are not concerned at all. The BJP earned political mileage in the last elections cashing on the death of Paresh Mesta. Now after the CBI report, they are not opening their mouth. The BJP, which wins elections through lies and false techniques, forgets its promises once the elections are over. What happened to the promise of airport at Byndoor, medical college, engineering college and joining of five rivulets? How those who sell airports can think of building airports?”

AICC secretary Rozy Joan, former minister Vinay Kumar Sorake, and KPCC secretary M A Gafoor also spoke on the occasion.

District Congress committee leaders Dinesh Puthran, Alevoor Harish Kini, K Vikas Hegde, Raju S Poojary, Devaki P Sannaiah, Prasanna Kumar Kerady, Kolkebail Kishan Kumar Hegde, Dinesh Hegde Molahalli, Beejadi Ashok Poojary, Shyamala Bhandary, Surendra Shetty, B Heriyanna, Malyadi Shivarama Shetty, Sadananda Shetty Kedoor, Devananda Shetty Basrur, Madan Kumar Uppunda, Hariprasad Shetty Kanmakki, Shankar Kunder Thota, Roshan Kumar Shetty, Saurabh Ballal, Icchithartha Shetty, Shekhar Poojary Byndoor, Munaf Kodi and NSUI leader Sujan Shetty were present.

District Congress president Ashok Kumar Kodavoor welcomed the gathering. Block Congress committee chief secretary Vinod Casto compered.