We are not responsible for BJP candidate’s decision: CM Kumaraswamy
“Will continue Tippu Jayanti”
Bengaluru, November 01: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that they were not responsible for the BJP candidate’s decision to backtrack from contesting the by-election from Ramnagar constituency.
Speaking to reporters at Kanteerava Stadium here on Thursday after Kannada Rajyotsava programme, the Chief Minister said that Chandrasekhar's exit from the party was clear evidence on how the BJP would consider and treat leaders who come from other political parties. Another example for such treatment was SM Krishna, he said.
He would not react to the comments or allegations being made by the BJP. Sadananda Gowda has been making unnecessary allegation against him, the CM reacted on the BJP’s statement that Kumaraswamy would lose his power after November 6.
Do not neglect the election after BJP candidate’s exit from the election. Take the voters into confidence and get maximum votes from both the parties, he appealed the party workers.
“Because of the BJP attitude, Ramanagar candidate has left the party. We have not lured anybody. After filing nomination papers, I have not gone to Ramanagar and asked votes. People of Ramanagar have elected us. I will remember Ramanagar people till my last breath”, he said.
“Tiger of Mysuru Tippu Sultan Jayanti was the official programme of the previous government. But we will continue that programme”.
- HD Kumaraswamy, 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.
