This election will be fought to save constitution of the country: Siddaramaiah
Udupi, 10 March: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday while addressing party activists in Udupi added the upcoming elections are being fought for the cause of survival of Constitution and Truth. He insisted people to vote carefully without falling for the false promises of BJP like previous election.
He was addressing a number of party activists in rally in a ‘Parivarthana Samavesha’ event at the Royal Gardens in Kalsangka here in the city.
“A government’s job is to build the nation and not to divide and break it. What Narendra Modi government has done in last 55 months is it has divided the nation, apart from that they did nothing credible” Siddaramaiah said.
“When I was the CM of the state, I fulfilled about 165 promises during my term which were part of our manifesto before election. I am ready for debate on this issue on any platform. Is the BJP or Modi ready for a debate on their achievements?” Siddaramaiah questioned.
“Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh during the UPA government had issued loan of Rs 72,000 crore to farmers of the country. I waived and paid Rs 8165 crore of 22,250 farmers in the state. Narendra Modi’s ache din only came for Adani, Ambani, Nirav Modi, Choski and Mallya, not farmers, Dalits and poor people” he added
“Before elections, Modi said he will be their guardian and the watchman of the country. But after the election people realised that “Chowkidar hi chor hai’ (Watchman himself is the thief)” he said taking a dig at Modi’s ‘Chowidar’ remark.
“Modi visited the state recently twice, he again made promises but did not speak about the promises he made previously which he could not fulfill. Neither he spoke about developmental work done during his term in the state”.
"In his five years tenure, he should’ve created about 10 crore jobs as he had promised to create two crore jobs annually. But the statistics reflect only 27 lakh jobs were created in his tenure. So the youth of the country has to think before voting them. Modi is not able to protect their interest. Their interest can only be protected by Congress and Rahul Gandhi now” he noted.
Taking a further dig at Modi, he said “India has not seen a prime minister who lies more than Narendra Modi. There are chaos in the country due to his false promises. Nobody in this government is concerned and bothered about poor, farmers, Dalits, Women and minorities”.
If the Congress comes to the Women's Reservation Bill
Showering praise on Congress President Rahul Gandhi Siddaramaiah said that Rahul is a simple person who is honestly concerned about the poor, women and farmers. “Speaking in Haveri Yesterday Rahul said that Congress will implement 33-seat women reservation bill if voted to power. Siddaramaiah also said that the Congress and allies will get majority in the next Lok Sabha polls and that Rahul Gandhi will be the prime minister.
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2nd WT20I: Shafali, spin trio do star turns in India''s seven-wicket win
Visakhapatnam (PTI): Shafali Verma hit a blistering unbeaten 69 as India made short work of a paltry target to outclass Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second Women’s T20 International here on Tuesday.
India now lead the five-match series 2-0 after another one-sided victory, having restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 128 for 9 through a collective display of disciplined bowling from the spin trio of seasoned Sneh Rana, ably complemented by young spinners Vaishnavi Sharma and Shree Charani.
During the chase, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (14) fell cheaply but Shafali, enjoying new found confidence after a stellar show in the World Cup final, sent the bowlers on a leather-hunt during her 34-ball knock, winning it for her team in just 11.5 overs.
The hosts have now completed back-to-back successful chases within 15 overs which speaks volumes about the unit's sky-high confidence.
Shafali's innings had 11 punchy boundaries apart from a maximum.
The floodgates opened when left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera bowled a few flighted deliveries and Shafali would step out everytime to hit her over extra cover. Her footwork against slow bowlers was immaculate whether stepping out to loft the ball or rocking back to punch or pull.
Seeing her confidence, the newly appointed Delhi Capitals skipper Jemimah Rodrigues (26 off 15 balls) also attacked as the duo added 58 runs in just 4.3 overs.
By the time Rodrigues was out trying to hit one six too many, the match as a contest was over. Shafali completed her half-century off just 27 balls and completed the formalities in a jiffy.
Earlier, off-spinner Rana, who got a look-in after Deepti Sharma was ruled out due to fever, showed her utility keeping the Lankan batters under tight leash with figures of 1 for 11 in 4 overs, including a maiden which certainly is a rarity in T20 cricket.
Charani, who made an impression during India's ODI World Cup triumph, took 2 for 23 in her quota of overs, while Vaishnavi after an impressive debut in the opening encounter, finished with 2 for 32, not letting the Islanders get easy runs in her second spell.
The last six wickets fell for just 24 runs, but what stood out during India’s bowling effort was their superb ground fielding. After a patchy show in the previous game, the improved sharpness in the field resulted in three run-outs.
Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu (31 off 24 balls) looked in good nick as she deposited length deliveries from seamers Kranti Gaud and Arundhati Reddy over the ropes but it was Rana, who kept her quiet by repeatedly pitching on good length.
Unable to manoeuvre the strike and with the big hits suddenly drying up, Athapaththu chanced her arm at another delivery in which Rana had shortened the length slightly.
Not having transferred the weight into the lofted shot, Athapaththu's hoick was pouched cleanly by Amanjot Kaur at long-off.
This was after Athapaththu's opening partner Vishmi Gunaratne (1) had offered a simple return catch to Gaud.
Hasini Perera (22 off 28 balls) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (33 off 32 balls) did stitch a stand of 44 but they could never set the tempo against the Indian spin troika.
Once Hasini offered a tame return catch off a Charani full-toss, Sri Lankans never recovered and lost wickets in a heap towards the end.
