Don't write about me on Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook, I use low-end mobile: Nalin Kumar Kateel
Mangaluru: BJP State President and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel who arrived in Mangaluru after taking charge as the party’s state chief added that the party will only give tickets to those who will work for party and not to those who think merely protesting will get them tickets from party.
He was addressing an event organised by the District BJP to congratulate him on being appointed as the party’s state president. Nalin Kumar took charge as the president from his predecessor BS Yediyurappa in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
Speaking at the event Nalin Kumar pointed how six time MLA Angara had never indulged in groupism or lobbying and been winning the seat on merit and work. He further added that he never expected to be the party’s state president and termed the feat as ‘a feeling like being awarded doctorate in educational sector’.
He urged party workers and members to work efficiently and to take Dakshina Kannada BJP to new heights.
Adding that he uses a low-end mobile Nalin Kumar urged people to not write against him on WhatsApp, Facebook and twitter and asked them to report his mistakes to his office instead.
Nalin Kumar also sought apology if he fails to attend religious and other programs in the District due to other commitments.
MLA's Vedavyas Kamath, Dr. Bharath Shetty, Umanath Kotiyan, Minaksji Shanthigodu, Kasturi Panja, Senior leaders Yogish Bhat, Haladi Shrinivas Shetty, Krishna. J. Palemar, Prabhakar Bangera, Sudarshan, Udayakumar Shetty, Mallika Prasad, Jayram Shetty, Kishore Rai, Brijesh Chowta, Padmanabha Kottari and others were present.
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'Engineered narratives': West Bengal guv on alleged molestation charges against him
Kolkata, May 2: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Thursday said he will not be cowed down by “engineered narratives” and the "truth shall triumph” after TMC leaders claimed that a woman working at Raj Bhavan levelled allegations of molestation against him.
In a statement, the Governor said, “Truth shall triumph. I refuse to be cowed down by engineered narratives. If anybody wants some election benefits by maligning me, God bless them. But they cannot stop my fight against corruption and violence in Bengal,”
To the Raj Bhavan staff "who expressed solidarity with him following some derogatory narratives that were circulated by two disgruntled employees as agents of political parties," a communication by Raj Bhawan said.
The Governor’s statement came after senior TMC leaders claimed this evening in a series of social media posts that the woman, who had levelled the allegations, has been taken to a police station to complain against Bose.
Though police sources said they received a verbal complaint, there was no official word on whether a formal complaint had been registered.
“BIG. Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose was accused of molesting a woman. How utterly appalling and Horrifying. Ahead of @narendramodi visit to Kolkata who is supposed to stay overnight at Raj Bhavan, a woman has alleged that she was molested while she went to meet the Governor at Raj Bhavan today. The complainant has been taken to the Hare Street police station for filing a complaint. The woman has accused the Governor of molesting her. Shocking and disgraceful,” TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose said in a post on X.
Fellow TMC MP Saket Gokhale also posted on his X account regarding the issue.
West Bengal Women and Child Development Minister Shashi Panja said it is “shameful” that the Governor has maligned his post and has used it to “torture a woman”.
“It is appalling and shocking to see such an incident. This is the same Governor who had reached out to Sandeshkhali to talk about women’s rights and Nari Shakti. This is shameful that the Governor sought undue advantages in the pretext of giving her a permanent job. We want Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will be addressing rallies in Bengal tomorrow to react on this issue,” she said.
According to sources in the Governor's House, the "woman employee with the help of her alleged boyfriend who is also an employee of the Raj Bhavan was blocking complaints (from people) being sent to the Election Commission of India.
"When she was reprimanded for that, she went outside and alleged molestation. She is in the habit of throwing tantrums against her colleagues because of some disease," a Raj Bhavan official said.
The West Bengal Governor and the TMC government have shared an acrimonious relationship since he assumed office in November 2022 and had several run-ins on various issues.
The BJP said it has to be seen whether this a “conspiracy by the TMC” or has an “iota of truth in it”.
“We all know that the TMC is politically cornered on the issue of SSC scam and is looking for a breathing space. So this needs to be seen whether this is a conspiracy by the TMC or it has any iota of truth in it,” BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said.
BIG. Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose accused of molesting a woman. How utterly APPALLING and HORRIFYING. Ahead of @narendramodi visit to Kolkata who is supposed to stay overnight at Raj Bhavan, a woman has alleged that she was molested while she went to meet the Governor at Raj…
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) May 2, 2024
Shameful that a constitutional office holder should try to prejudice an impartial investigation by attacking the motive of the complainant. We have seen this happen in that infamous Saturday Hearing of the Supreme Court. Respect women! https://t.co/E6eJLQvFXO
— sanjoy ghose (@advsanjoy) May 2, 2024
