Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje / Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)

Mangaluru, May 8: BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday May 8 held a huge rally through the city streets, campaigning for BJP's Mangaluru South candidate Vedavyas Kamath.

The rally began at PVS and passed through Navabharat circle and ended at Car Street. He held another rally at Kavoor thereafter.

Addressing the crowd of about 2,000 people, Amit Shah attacked the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in the state and said, "Siddaramaiah government will be sent home on May 15. I am here to campaign in Mangaluru. So many Hindus have been murdered here but no arrests made. It is time for Siddaramaiah to be thrown out."

Urging people to vote for Vedavyas Kamath, he said, "Press the button for lotus symbol and strengthen PM Modi's hands to build this nation. Bring BJP to power in the state with Yeddyurappa as the chief minister. Once Yeddyurappa becomes the CM, the murderers who are in hiding now will be traced and punished."

Amit Shah also conducted a road show from Kolya to Thokkottu to campaign for Mangaluru (Ullal) BJP candidate Santhosh Rai Boliyar. As thousands of BJP workers took part in the rally, the talk that there is BJP wave in Ullal could be heard from local circles.

The road show was held from Kolya Saubhagyasabha Bhavan to Ullal circle, Thokkottu in the presence of thousands of workers. Though the rally was scheduled earlier from Kapikad to Thokkottu-Kallapu, it was taken from Kapikad to Thokkottu to prevent hindrance for the movement of traffic. Police stopped the rally at Ullal circle to the disappointment of the party workers who wanted to proceed with it to Thokkottu town.

Shah clicks pictures:

Amit Shah who was in his rally vehicle, called reporters who were clicking pictures, took the camera of Indian Express photographer Rajesh Shetty Ballalbagh and clicked the pictures of party workers who were in the rally. Activists rushed to pose for the photographs.