Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (MM)
Pic: Dayanand Kukkaje
Mangalore, May 14: More than 60 people have died in the bomb blast that occurred on Tuesday May 13 at Jaipur in Rajasthan where BJP is heading the government. This shows the failure of the Rajasthan state government in detecting crime and maintaining law and order in the state, said Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary.
Speaking to media persons on Wednesday, May 14, he said that curbing terrorism and detecting crime is the responsibility of the state government. But the BJP is blaming the central government to hide its failure.
Protecting the country is the responsibility of all irrespective of party. Congress has never politicized the issue of terrorism and never commented against BJP for this reason. But the BJP is practicing low-level politics by using the terrorism as an issue for election, he alleged.
In Hebbal, RT Nagar and MPM Layout, BJP was engaged in providing fake election photo identity cards to voters so that they could cast bogus votes. BJP may continue to do the same in Dakshina Kannada also. Therefore, the election commission should take proper precautionary measures against these criminal elements, he urged and asked the voters to cast their votes by 8 am on polling day to avoid bogus votes.
Sonia Effect
Visit of Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi to the city has really boosted the spirit of party leaders and activists. The huge crowd gathered to listen to Sonia Gandhi has shown that there is a favourable wave for Congress in the coastal region. Congress will definitely win in six out of the eight constituencies in Dakshina Kannada, he said.
Modi of Karnataka
'Former BJP chief minister Yeddyurappa is claiming that he is the Narendra Modi of Karnataka. Modi could be arrested any time for the massacre he planned in the year 2002 in Gujarat. Unfortunately, Yeddyurappa is following such a criminal personality. Therefore, Congress, JD (S) and Samajavadi Party have joined together to defeat this Karnataka Modi in Shikaripur constituency located in Shimoga district. There is no understanding between Congress, JD (S) and Samajavadi Party but it is a strategy to defeat the new Modi,’ he clarified.
Congress leaders Kallige Taranath Shetty, Kodinjal Ibrahim, M G Hegade and others were present on the occasion.