SM Krishna facing anti-BJP wave in his own turf
His followers, relatives joining Congress
Bengaluru, May 5: After joining BJP in last March, former chief minister and former union minister SM Krishna has shared the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election rally in Bengaluru on Thursday. But the situation was totally different at his home town Madduru, 65 km away from Bengaluru.
Majority of Krishna’s followers and relatives who have embraced BJP along with their leader, have deserted the BJP a week before and rejoined the Congress alleging that they were neglected by the BJP leadership. Along with Maddur taluk BJP president Lakshman Kumar, the taluk BJP office opened for the first time in the taluk is also closed. After denying the ticket to him, Kumar has resigned from the party on April 28. As the party office was closed in Maddur, the party candidate Sathish is in fix. All photos including party chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa and party candidate Sathish and party symbols were removed from the office. Now, the Congress flag is flying in the office. Now, BJP candidate Sathish has opened an office near his home.
He was assured BJP ticket for Maddur constituency. But the BJP has given the ticket to Sathish. Despite his opposition, no one has responded to it. So he has rejoined the Congress, Lakshman said.
When Krishna deserted the Congress, his relative Gurucharan was also left the Congress and joined BJP along with his uncle. After deserting the Congress, they have decided to be neutral. When Krishna shared stage with Modi, the BJP leaders did not contact them due to which they have rejoined the Congress. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has personally invited him to join the Congress. So he and his supporters have rejoined the Congress, he said.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
