BJP govt in Karnataka will complete 5 year term and return to power again: Amit Shah
Bengaluru: The BJP government in Karnataka will not only complete its five year term but also return to power with absolute majority in the state,Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday.
According to him, lot of development works have been taking place in the state under the leadership of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.
Shah advised the opposition leaders to work for the well-being of people instead of finding fault with the BJP.
"I have been reading the statements of Congress leaders that this will happen and that will happen in Karnataka but I want to tell everyone that the BJP government will not only complete the five year term but also return to power for five years with absolute majority," Shah said.
He was speaking at the inauguration of police quarters in Bengaluru,besides virtual inauguration of the Indian Reserved Battalion at Vijayapura and the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) here.
The Centre and the state are committed to the development for Karnataka,Shah added.
The opposition Congress has been mocking Chief Minister Yediyurappa over dynasty politics allegations made against him by some BJP legislators after the cabinet expansion.
A few legislators had rebelled against Yediyurappa soon after the cabinet expansion on Wednesday after they were left out.
Referring to the coronavirus vaccination drive, Shah said the drive has begun in the country in a big way and the results will be visible in the next one or two months.
"India is leading the world in the fight against the virus under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," he added.
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LS polls: EC increases polling time in Telangana in view of heat wave
Hyderabad (PTI): The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday increased the polling time for the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana by an hour in view of heat wave conditions prevailing in the state.
The new timing would be 7 am to 6 pm against the earlier 7 am to 5 pm.
Polling for all 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state will be held on May 13 in the fourth round of the seven-phase elections.
While the extended time for voting will be applicable in all assembly segments of 12 Lok Sabha constituencies, in the remaining five parliamentary seats, the timing will apply in certain assembly segments, according to a notification issued by the commission.
The hours of polling will be 7 am to 6 pm in the Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Zahirabad, Medak, Malkajgiri, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Chevella, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool (SC), Nalgonda and the Bhongir Lok Sabha seat, it said.
The new timing will also be applicable in five assembly segments of the Adilabad Lok Sabha seat, three of Peddapalle seat, six of Warangal (SC) seat, three of Mahabubabad (ST) seat and five of the Khammam Lok Sabha seat, the Election Commission said in its notification.
The decision -- to change the timing -- was taken following a request from the Telangana chief electoral officer in view of representations received from various political parties and contesting candidates on the prevailing situation of heat wave in the state and its effect on voter turnout, according to the notification.
