Shobha Karandlaje has no moral right to speak about me: Siddaramaiah
Mysuru, October 21: Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje has no moral right to speak about him.
Speaking to reporters at his residence here on Sunday, Siddaramaiah said that "Shobha has criticized me as teeth less snake in the Congress. She had unsuccessfully contested from RR Nagar election. She doesn't have moral right to speak about me", he blasted in singular person.
BJP leaders should shun their arrogant attitude. Votes were not in the pockets of Yeddyurappa. Winning and losing were common in elections. Everyone should accept the verdict of the voter, he said.
Govt. safe
The Congress and JDS coalition government was safe and would complete full five years term. No one could destabilise the coalition government. The BJP leaders have already tried many times to topple it and even now, they have been saying that the government would collapse at any time. It would give good administration for five years. Congress-JDS candidates would win in all the five constituencies, he said.
The Congress would win in Jamkhandi amd Ballary, and JDS would win in Ramanagar, Mandya and Shivamogga. He would campaign in all the five constituencies, he added.
"I will start my campaign from Ballary on October 22, Shivamogga on October 25, Jamkhandi on October 28, Ballary on October 29, Shivamogga on October 30 and Jamakhandi on October 31 and Nov 1. If time permits, I will go to Ramanagar and Mandya", he said.
"In order to oust the communal BJP, the Congress and JDS coalition would continue in the next Lok Sabha elections".
- Siddaramaiah, Former Chief Minister
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Bengal: On way to PM's rally, 3 mowed down by train amid dense fog
Kolkata (PTI): Three persons died and three others were injured after being hit by a train amid dense fog on Saturday, while travelling to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at Taherpur in West Bengal's Nadia district, a senior official said.
The incident occurred between Taherpur and Badkulla railway stations under the Sealdah-Krishnanagar section of Eastern Railway, he said.
Modi, whose helicopter could not land at Taherpur due to dense fog and low visibility, condoled the death of the “BJP workers” in his virtual address from Kolkata airport.
“I have come to know that some BJP workers, while travelling to the rally, lost their lives in a rail accident. My condolences are with the families of those who have lost their loved ones, and I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured,” Modi said.
The Eastern Railway official told PTI that the incident occurred in the morning when these people, who were travelling by a bus, had stopped the vehicle and walked to the railway tracks to answer nature's call.
"While three persons died on the spot, two others with injuries were admitted to a local hospital," he said.
Another person with minor injuries was released after having been administered first aid, the official said.
The deceased have been identified as Ramprasad Ghosh (74), Shaktipada Sutradhar (55) and Gopinath Das (38).
Meanwhile, Mahua Moitra, Trinamool Congress MP from Krishnanagar constituency in Nadia district, alleged that the BJP ignored the incident and went ahead with the rally.
"Terrible tragedy hushed up at altar of @narendramodi ego. @BJP4India supporters brought from far Murshidabad for PM rally in Ranaghat today," she said in a post on X.
"4 went to answer nature's call and were killed by 31814 down local train near Taherpur. BJP ignored, blacked out & went ahead with rally," Moitra claimed.
Reacting to her remarks, the West Bengal BJP, in a post on X, asserted that the TMC "has always been adept at milking tragedies", and was being "disrespectful to the unfortunate victims of this tragedy".
The TMC alleged that BJP leaders have not shown "neither concern nor compassion" over the mishap.
"The loss of three lives in Taherpur should have united everyone in grief. But @BJP4India leaders showed neither concern nor compassion," it said in another post on X.
"At this painful moment, Smt @MamataOfficial and Shri @abhishekaitc put humanity above party lines and stood beside the families of the deceased," the party said.
TMC’s on-ground leaders promptly reached out to the grieving family members, ensuring them of help and assistance, it said.
"While Delhi’s rulers chase Bengal with arrogance, our leadership chose empathy. This is the difference between politics of power and politics of people!" the TMC added.
