Dakshina Kannada BJP holds meet against Pulwama attack in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada BJP Unit, on Monday organised a condemnation meet against the dastardly Pulwama attack, earlier last week that killed 44 CRPF soldiers and injured several others.
The event was organised outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office, and was attended by several party leaders of Dakshina Kannada, including MP Nalin Kumar Kateel.
The event began, with several anti-Pakistan slogans . While addressing the event, ex-MLC Monappa Bhandary questioned the move by police for restricting them from anti-Pakistan sloganeering.
“Why are we being asked to not speak about Pakistan, even when we know what they’ve done?” He went on and while pointing at officers present at the event for security, asked them “Don’t you have love for the country in your hearts? You say law and order situation will arise if we speak against Pakistan, if it happens, then what are you for? Has our police department become coward that they are afraid of some Pakistani agents who call themselves secular and speak in favor of Pakistan?”
“We don’t want such police department, we are enough to handle these people who speak in support of Pakistan, and we can protect our Motherland from such goons, better than coward police department” Monappa added.
“These so called secular people are questioning, what Narendra Modi has done after the attack, I want to make it clear that, Narendra Modi has done, that was never done before”. Taking a dig at former India cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, without naming him, Monappa said “Those who say that the Pakistan PM was a cricketer and their friend, and speak in favor of Pakistan, they have no place in India, they should go to Pakistan along with their other such agent”.
Moodabidri MLA, Umanath Kotian in his address expressed his solidarity with the martyred soldiers and called on all those who were present at the event to maintain one minute of silence in martyrs’ solidarity. He then added that the citizens of this country have absolute faith in Narendra Modi, and will stand by the Prime Minister’s side for any retaliation action he plans.
Pratap Simha Nayak, while addressing the event questioned the special status and treatment to the Kashmir and called for abolition of Article 370A to give the Government of India, absolute powers in the state.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Sullia MLA Angara S, Dakshina Kannada BJP Mahila Morcha President Pooja Pai, Captain Brijesh Chowta, and Harikrishna Bantwal also spoke at the event and expressed the ‘cowardly and dastardly’ attack in Pulwama while also expressing their faith in Narendra Modi government for a strong, surgical strike like retaliation to the Pakistan.
Yogeesh Bhat, Ramachandra Baikampady were also present along with other workers and members of the party here.
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After arriving from Delhi, Shinde heads to his native village; Mahayuti meet likely on Sun
Mumbai(PTI): Outgoing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who returned to Mumbai from New Delhi on Friday morning, is travelling to his native village in Satara district amid continuing suspense over his successor a week after the assembly poll results.
Shinde had told reporters in New Delhi on late Thursday night that the next meeting of the Mahayuti alliance on government formation will be held in Mumbai on Friday.
However, the caretaker CM, who heads the Shiv Sena, is travelling to his native village Dare in Satara district in western Maharashtra and the meeting is now expected to take place on Sunday, the sources said.
The Shiv Sena leader has repeatedly said he would not be an obstacle in the government formation and abide by the decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the next chief minister.
Different viewpoints are emerging in the Shiv Sena over Shinde's place in the next government to be headed by the BJP, the biggest constituent in the Mahayuti, which posted a thumping win in the just-held assembly polls.
Many leaders in the Shiv Sena are asking Shinde to accept deputy CM's post if offered by the BJP. However, another section feels it wouldn't be right for him to accept No. 2 position after serving as CM for more than two-and-a-half years, the sources said.
"The government formation process will start after the BJP announces its legislature party leader," they said.
During his Delhi trip, Shinde had met Shah and discussed formation of the next government in the state. His deputies in the outgoing state cabinet Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) and Ajit Pawar (NCP) had also met the senior BJP leader.
Talking to reporters in the national capital, Shinde called the discussion “good and positive”.
Shinde, Fadnavis and Pawar had also met BJP president J P Nadda.
