"Modi privatized Mangaluru Airport, merged Vijaya Bank. Why should DK people vote him?" Kumaraswamy
The Karnataka CM was speaking at Mangaluru International Airport after arriving in the city
Mangaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who arrived in the city on Sunday to campaign for Cong-JD(S) alliance candidate in Dakshina Kannada constituency Mithun Rai, questioned the developmental work done in the constituency by Narendra Modi led government.
He was speaking at the Mangaluru International Airport after arriving in the city. He questioned “What has Narendra Modi given to this constituency so that people should vote for BJP only by having Modi agenda in their minds? What has he done in the five years? Privatization of Mangaluru Airport? Vijaya Bank merger?”
“People in BJP have been lately urging voters in Mangaluru to vote for BJP for the sake of Modi and not for Nalin Kumar Kateel. But why should people vote for Modi? What has he done for the constituency? The Mangaluru International Airport which was making profits was handed to private entity. The Vijaya Bank which was also making profits unlike other banks was merged with Bank of Baroda in Gujarat. So why should people vote for Modi? It is about self-esteem of people of Mangaluru” he added.
Modi will be arriving in Mangaluru on April 13, on the same day Rahul Gandhi was also scheduled to land in the city. However the dates have been slightly adjusted, he informed.
“I have held meetings with Minister U.T Khader, Jayamala and other leaders of the Udupi-Chikmagalur and Dakshina Kannada constituencies to make sure that candidates here sweep the election. We have so far received good response in both the constituencies” he stated.
Dakshina Kannada District In-charge minister U.T Khader and Udupi District In-charge Minister Jayamala were present along with the CM at the airport.
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NIA registers case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal
New Delhi (PTI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday registered a case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said.
The move came following a directive by the Union Home Ministry in this regard, they said.
In pursuance to the home ministry's order, the anti-terror agency on Sunday registered a case, which was originally filed at Uttar Kashi police station, Bhangar division, Kolkata on Saturday, and took up the investigation, an NIA spokesperson said in a late night statement.
"The case pertains to recovery of 79 crude bombs and other incriminating materials by Kolkata police, which were being stored at a spot, thereby endangering human life and property," the spokesperson said.
Earlier in the day, the Election Commission had directed the West Bengal Police to launch a special drive to arrest those involved in illegal manufacturing of crude bombs in the poll-bound state, an official said.
It asserted that all cases related to the making of any such explosive would be probed by the National Investigation Agency, the official said.
The directive came after the police recovered a large number of crude bombs from the house of a person, allegedly a TMC worker, at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, days ahead of the second and final phase of the assembly polls in the state.
The explosives were recovered during a search at the residence of Rafikul Islam following specific inputs, the official said.
The poll panel also issued a warning to senior police officers across the state over any lapse in maintaining law and order before the April 29 polling.
The first phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal was held on April 23, while the second phase will take place on April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.
A record 93.19 per cent turnout has been recorded in the first round of polling. Bhangar will vote in the second phase.
