Former MP Jayaprakash Hegde to Join Congress Party Today
Udupi: Former Chairman of the Karnataka Backward Class Commission and ex-MP Jayaprakash Hegde has announced his decision to join the Congress party on Tuesday.
According to official sources, the joining ceremony will take place at 4 pm at the KPCC office in Bengaluru.
"I have decided to re-enter active politics to work towards the development of the coastal region. Accordingly, I will join the Congress party at the KPCC office in Bangalore on March 12 at 4 pm," said K. Jayaprakash Hegde.
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Hegde, hailing from Korgi in Kundapur taluk, had a long political career. He won consecutively as an independent from the Brahmavara assembly constituency for 14 years. After Brahmavara constituency was eliminated due to redistricting, he joined the Congress in 2008 and contested from the Kundapur constituency, though unsuccessfully. He then contested in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections from the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru constituency but lost. However, he won the Lok Sabha by-election in 2012. In 2017, he joined the BJP but has now returned to the Congress party.
Hegde served as the Chairman of the Karnataka Backward Class Commission during the previous BJP government, a position he continued to hold under the Congress Government. He recently submitted a report on the caste census to the government.
Jayaprakash Hegde has now returned to the Congress fold.
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CPI leader attends RSS-organised Hindu meet, district unit seeks clarification
Manjeshwar: The participation of a CPI leader in a Hindu convention organised by the RSS has triggered discussion in political circles.
Sundari Shetty, former president of Meenja panchayat and a district committee member of the CPI in Kasaragod, attended the Hindu gathering held in Meenja. She offered floral tribute to a portrait of Bharat Mata and also addressed the gathering from the stage, which has led to controversy.
Following the development, the CPI district unit has issued a notice to Sundari Shetty seeking an explanation. Party sources said that the presence of a senior leader of a party that follows communist ideology at a Hindu convention has caused unease within the party.
There are indications that disciplinary action may be initiated against her in connection with the incident.
