BJP will form government in Karnataka: PM Narendra Modi
Mangalore, May 5: People are Karnataka are being misled by saying that a coalition government will come into power in the state. But the fact is, BJP will emerge as winner in the state and will form government said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He was speaking in an election rally organised by Dakshina Kannada district BJP at Nehru maidan here on Saturday, May 5. The fear of political analysts about a coalition government will change after May 15 when the results will be declared. Present state government will be punished for its sins committed in last five years, he said.
BJP has already grabbed power in Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chattisghad, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura and in some other states. Congress has become like a fish taken out of water. The party has lost its mental balance after losing power in all the states one after another and they now need to consult a doctor, said PM.
He further said that BJP's mission safe Karnataka will be accomplished once the state is made Congress free. The murderers of the members of Sangh Parivar will be punished as per law after May 15, Modi said.
PM said that his government is committed for the welfare of the poor and downtrodden. Centre has implemented Sagar Maala project which will benefit coastal city Mangalore.
Earlier it was liquor and education mafia that was ruling Karnataka. Now cable mafia, land mafia, sand mafia, transfer mafia has been added to this list along with the menace of the middlemen. The people of the city are struggling to build or renovate their houses. But after May 15 BJP will lock the shops of all mafia.
Sea trade will get a new look and trade through water channels will increase in coming days. Four new fishing ports will be built. Financial support to buy fishing boats. Protecting the interest of farmers including areca farmers will be the first preference of Yedyurappa led BJP government, he ensured.
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Modi started his speech by uttering some Tulu words. He sought the blessing is Sri Manjunatheshwara of Dharmasthala. Invoked brave hearts of Tulunad Koti-Chennaya, queen Abbakka Rani, social reformer Narayana Guru and freedom fighter Karnad Sadashiva Rao.
When the translator started translating Modi’s Hindi speech the crowd stopped him and shouted, Beda, Beda. On hearing this Modi said, the people of this city has showered immense love on him. They has waited for him till mid night in airport during his last visit to Mangaluru. On Saturday too he was spellbound by the reaction of the people.
Modi said, the love you are pouring on me today, I will return it to you with interest. Every time I come here you show the same love and respect. For this I am grateful to you.
He also said that he will never forget the taste of coastal savory Moode and Sajjige Bajil.
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Waqf row: JPC Chairman in Karnataka on "fact finding", to meet aggrieved persons
Hubballi (Karnataka) (PTI): The Chairman of the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Jagdambika Pal on Thursday said he is in Karnataka for "fact finding" and to meet those aggrieved, following allegations by a section of farmers and others in certain parts of the state that their lands were marked as Waqf properties.
He will visit Hubballi, Vijayapura and Belagavi as part of his visit, during which he will meet farmers and members of various organisations regarding their lands being claimed by the State Waqf Board.
He will be accompanied by Bengaluru South MP and JPC member Tejasvi Surya during the visit, Surya's office said.
"As the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee I have come to meet aggrieved farmers, whose land now the Waqf board is claiming. The land belonged to farmers for 50-70 years, (which) all of a sudden Waqf board is claiming. They (farmers) are agitating," Pal said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said farmers' organisations have met him at the airport and have handed over some papers to him.
"I have also inquired whether the land that is claimed by the Waqf board -- do you (farmers) have some bonafide title or ownership or deeds? -- they are saying that there are bonafide owners of the land, even then the Waqf board is claiming," he said.
Pal said Surya had told him about the "grave situation" and requested him to come to Hubballi, Vijayapura, as the Waqf board has even claimed some historical monuments protected by the Archeological survey of India.
"...this is the issue, the committee has been constituted by the Honorable Speaker (of Lok Sabha) to inquire and to prepare the report. We have come here for fact finding, we will meet different farmers' organisations. Lawyers of the district have also come and given papers, also farmers, I have received some papers. I'm here to meet those who are aggrieved," he said.
Surya had recently written to Pal, drawing attention to the plight of farmers from Vijayapura District and other areas in the vicinity in Karnataka, who have been served notices claiming their land as Waqf property.
Apart from the notices, changes have been made in the RTC (Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops), pahani and mutation registers for some of the land parcels without following the due process of law, he had said.
There were allegations by a section of farmers from Vijayapura district that their lands were marked as Waqf properties, and similar charges have surfaced from few other places subsequently. Similar allegations have also been made by some organisations and religious institutions like Maths.
With the row escalating, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah directed officials that all notices issued to farmers be immediately revoked, and any unauthorised amendments in land records without due notice must also be nullified.
The opposition BJP has been holding protests, accusing the Congress government of indulging in "land jihad". The party has also demanded the sacking of Waqf Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan from the Cabinet.
