Youth Cong president Mithun Rai challenges Sangh Parivar to protest against centre
Slaughter house dispute
Bengaluru, October 15: “The country is in the first place in exporting beef and more than 75 per cent of exporting companies are in the name of Hindus and BJP MPs. If the Sangh Parivar has guts, let it protest against the Centre”, district Youth Congress president Mithun Rai challenged.
Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, Mithun Rai said that if the Sangh Parivar has real concerns towards cows, first it should protest against the centre and BJP leaders. Minister UT Khader had just given his suggestion for developing the slaughter houses in the city under the Smart City Project. But citing this as a reason, the VHP district president has insulted the minister with foul language. This would not bring good to the district politics, he said.
Slaughter house dispute
There was a proposal about the development of slaughter houses within the Smart City Project keeping in mind the cleanliness of the city. The BJP MP and MLAs could have opposed it to include it in the Smart City Project. Even now, there was BJP-led government at the centre. The BJP leaders could change the proposal through Urban Development Ministry. Instead of doing it, the Sangh Parivar and BJP leaders have been protesting the issue just to make it a political issue ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, he alleged.
Illegal cattle transportation should be stopped. But those who were arrested in illegal cattle transportation cases in Maroli, Kavoor, Karkala, Vittla and other places were belong to which organizations? In this illegal business, all communities have the share of at least 5 per cent people. But the remaining 95 per cent of the people have been facing the allegations. He has more than 50 cattle and every year, he would donate them. If the Sangh Parivar people have real concerns, let them rear the animals and show it to others, he challenged.
Corporator Praveen Chandra Alva, leaders Santosh Shetty, Girish Shetty, Kiran, Ramanand Poojary, Neeraj Patil, Premanath and others were present.
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Rajeev Chandrasekhar accuses LDF, UDF of backing Iran over Keralites in Gulf
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday hit out at both the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF and the opposition Congress-led UDF, saying that their reactions to the recent conflict in West Asia show that they are supporting Iran rather than standing with the people of Kerala living in the Gulf countries.
He accused both fronts of "playing politics" in the name of religion and appeasement ahead of State Assembly elections, rather than taking a clear stand on the crisis.
It is "surprising" that the Left Democrat Front and United Democratic Front are "supporting" Iran -- which is attacking Gulf countries that economically sustain Kerala and are considered a second home by Keralites, Chandrasekhar said in a statement here.
The BJP leader said Keralites, many of whom depend on jobs in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, are anxious about the situation.
He underlined that the first priority should be the safety and security of expatriate workers and their families, not political gains.
His statement comes a day after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan alleged that the United States was displaying "hooliganism" against Iran and accused it of taking "irrational" actions that undermine the sovereignty of nations.
The Congress has also "unequivocally" condemned the targeted assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and said no external power has the authority to engineer a regime change, as such actions amount to imperialism and are incompatible with a rules-based international order.
Chandrasekhar said that the central government is offering help and guidance to Indian citizens in the region, and urged people not to panic.
To assist those affected, the Kerala BJP has opened helpdesks in 30 district offices and launched a toll-free number -- 1800-257-4357 --for Keralites seeking information or support connected to the conflict, the statement said.
