Yeddyurappa urges BJP workers to live up to Modi's expectations
Bengaluru, Mar 1: Karnataka BJP president B S Yeddyurappa Friday urged the party workers to live up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's expectation of winning 300 seats in the coming Lok Sabha elections by winning all the 28 seats from the state alone.
"We have to live up to the expectation of Modiji by winning more than 300 seats and hence, we have to win all the 28 seats in Karnataka. This is the responsibility we have," said Yeddyurappa in his address to the 'pramukhs' (heads) of 10 Shakti Kendras in the run-up to the parliamentary polls.
He also asked the party cadres to serve as full-time workers just as Modi has been doing ever since he assumed office.
Giving a clarion call for "Mera Booth, Sabse Majboot", the party's slogan to the grassroots level workers for aggressive campaigning ahead of the elections, Yeddyurappa said the election dates could be announced any time soon.
He reminded Shakti Kendra 'pramukhs' that the prime minister had a vision to see India as a superpower in the world.
Hence, it was the responsibility of all the party workers to put in all their efforts to make him the prime minister again, he added.
"Prime Minister Modi did not take rest for even a single day in the last four and half years. You have noticed that he is toiling hard to make India and the party stronger," Yeddyurappa told the party workers.
Hailing MiG-21 pilot Abhinandan Varthaman who displayed extraordinary valour, Yeddyurappa said Pakistan agreed to release him following a warning by Modi to safely hand over him to India without a delay for a second, or else they will face the consequences.
Yeddyurappa had come under fire Thursday for his statement that the IAF's pre-emptive strike inside Pakistan territory would help the party secure at least 22 out of 28 seats in Karnataka.
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Man booked for duping 7 persons of Rs 91 lakh on promise of awarding govt works
Mumbai (PTI): The Mumbai police have registered a case against a man for allegedly duping seven persons of Rs 91 lakhs on the promise of awarding them works of different government departments, an official said on Tuesday.
The accused was identified as Satish Kadam, a resident of Nanded in Marathwada region, an official said.
A complaint was filed by Hanumant Vadje, who alleged that the accused cheated him and six others of around Rs 91 lakh by promising to give them various works of Urban Development and Social Justice Department, he said.
The fraud occurred between 2024 and 2026, with Kadam collecting money in cash and into his accounts, police said, adding he had returned some amount to them partially.
Multiple cheques issued by the accused bounced, prompting the victim to lodge a complaint at the Marine Drive police station. Based on the complaint, a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust was registered against him.
The case is under further investigation, the official said.
