Go Back Campaign: Being insulted individual’s interest for ticket; Shobha Karandlaje
Udupi, Feb 24: 'Ticket aspirants have been instigating people against me for a reason that I have no financial support, caste support, muscle, and are insulting me. But I am bothered about it", said Udupi-Chikmagalur BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje.
Responding to the reporters here on Sunday, she expressed her anger against those who have been calling for Go Back Movement against her. “They have been instigating a small group of youth to insult me to contest the elections and get the ticket for themselves,” she said.
"I have duly abided my responsibilities entrusted by the state and central leaders. What is their contribution to the party? I have worked for the party for more than 25 years. Let them tell me about their contribution to the party and later ask ticket", she added.
"Being the Lok Sabha Member, I have done my work. It is the responsibility of the senior leaders of the party to give me a ticket. The party would give ticket considering the service and contribution to the party. Go Back Movement would damage the party instead of yielding any individual benefit for anyone", she further added.
"I have brought a number of schemes to the district from the Centre. I have done more development works than any other MP has done earlier here. I am satisfied and sure about what I have done. A lot of things are to be done here, which I will initiate later in near future. If the party ask me to contest in the next election, I would contest. I am committed to carry out the responsibility being given by the party", she said.
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"I would challenge the men who were the Lok Sabha members for all these years. What did they do? Why they had failed to do the complete work that I have done? I have brought passport office, Kendriya Vidyalaya, upgraded all roads into national highways. Previous MPs have not done it. So I had to get a lot of work done, and I duly did it.”. Shobha said.
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Apr 9 bypolls: Cong under illusion of winning with money, liquor, muscle power, says Yediyurappa
Bagalkot (Karnataka) (PTI): Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Sunday alleged that Congress leaders came to campaign for bypolls two Karnataka constituencies with "suitcases full of money", under the illusion that they can win with cash, liquor and muscle power.
But people will "teach them a lesson," the former Chief Minister told reporters.
He also accused the Congress government in the state of indulging in corruption, "intoxicated by power".
"There is no need to have any doubt. They (ruling Congress leaders) have come with suitcases full of money under the illusion that they can win the election with money, liquor and muscle power," Yediyurappa said, taking a dig at CM Siddaramaiah and his cabinet for camping in poll bound constituencies for about a week now.
People have decided to ensure the victory of BJP candidates, and will reject the Congress' allurements, he added.
"By ensuring the victory of BJP's candidates in both Bagalkot and Davanagere South, people have decided to teach a lesson to the corrupt Congress government and CM Siddaramaiah, who have indulged in large scale corruption intoxicated with power," he said, and claimed that BJP is getting good response from the public during the campaign.
Bypolls for the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly constituencies will be held on April 9. The polls were necessitated following the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti and Shamanur Shivashankarappa, respectively.
Yediyurappa alleged that the Congress was indulging in a "daylight robbery" by emptying the government's treasury.
Responding to a question, he said, the minority Muslim community is also aware of the Congress' "true colours", and will not fall for their allurements. "I think they too will stand by us," he added.
The BJP leader said that Siddaramaiah knows Congress is certain to lose in the bypolls and has therefore been campaigning in both constituencies for about a week now.
