Congress will build Ram Mandir if it comes to power: CM Ibrahim
Mangaluru: If Congress comes to power at Center, we will definitely build the Ram temple. Instead of being one-sided like BJP, we will construct Ram Mandir after holding discussions between Hindu and Muslim communities, former union minister and MLC CM Ibrahim said.
He was speaking as the chief guest at the Dakshina Kannada District Congress Parivartan Rally at Adyar Garden on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday.
Attacking PM Modi, he said "The country has not seen a weak PM like Modi in the last 70 years. The people of the country have become beggars because of Modi. It is ironic that he, who does not know about family life, is batting for 30 crore Muslim women's triple talaqs."
"While the prime minister was closing D.K district's prestigious Vijaya Bank, MP of this constituency Nalin Kumar Kateel and former Lokayukta Santosh Hegde kept mum, and this was an insult to the people here," he added.
District in-charge minister of D.K UT Khader and former minister Ramanath Rai also spoke.
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Integrity of electoral process severely compromised, Cong to soon launch movement: CWC
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress Working Committee met here on Friday and adopted a resolution alleging the integrity of the entire electoral process was being severely compromised against which the party would soon launch a movement.
In the resolution of the top body of the Congress, the party said free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that was being called into "serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission".
The CWC, which met amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, said the session has been a washout so far because of the Narendra Modi government's "stubborn refusal" to have an immediate discussion on three pressing national issues -- "the recent revelations regarding corruption by a business group, and the violence in Manipur and Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal".
Asked why the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution does not name the business group, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The answer is the Adani group".
"The CWC believes the integrity of the entire electoral process is being severely compromised. Free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that is being called into serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission.
"Increasing sections of society are becoming frustrated and deeply apprehensive. The Congress will take these up these public concerns as a national movement," the resolution stated.
Addressing a joint press conference along with Ramesh and Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, party general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said the party discussed the political situation in the country for four-and-half hours and adopted the resolution.
He said the CWC has decided to constitute internal committees to look into electoral performance and organisational matters.
About the Assembly polls results in Maharashtra, Venugopal said the electoral outcome in the state was "beyond normal understanding and it appears to be a clear case of targeted manipulation".
