BJP MLA ST Somasekhar announces support for Congress in Lok Sabha elections
Bengaluru: In a surprising turn of events, BJP MLA from Yeshwanthpur constituency, ST Somasekhar, has declared his support for the Congress party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a gathering in Kengeri, Somasekhar stated that despite being a BJP member, he will work for the Congress to support his constituency's interests.
Taking a dig at BJP leaders, Somasekhar criticized the party for neglecting him and not seeking his support for the Lok Sabha elections. He expressed disappointment over not being invited to events attended by top BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Asserting his independence from party directives, Somasekhar declared that he would campaign door-to-door for the Congress candidate, emphasizing that his constituency's voters are his priority. This decision comes after Somasekhar's earlier vote for a Congress candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections, citing promises of grants for his constituency's development as the reason.
In response to potential backlash from the BJP, Somasekhar remained defiant, stating, "I am not afraid of anything, let the BJP do what they want."
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Mamata demands PM's resignation over silence on Pak's 'threat' to strike Kolkata in future conflict
Bethuadahari (WB) (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not raise Pakistan's threat to attack Kolkata, during his poll rallies in West Bengal a day earlier.
"You (PM) target Bengal during election rallies; but when Pakistan talks of attacking Bengal, you do not utter a word. You should resign," she said at a poll rally here in Nadia district.
"Why did the prime minister not raise the issue during his rally in Bengal? When Pakistan's defence minister says they will attack Kolkata, why didn't the prime minister say that 'we will take strong action'?" she posed a day after Modi addressed a poll rally in West Bengal's Cooch Behar.
"Just like we do not accept any threat to the country, we will also not take the threat to Kolkata lying down," she said.
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday warned India that it would respond with a strike in Kolkata to any “future misadventures". “If India tries to stage any false flag operation this time, then God-willingly, we will take it to Kolkata," Asif had said while talking to reporters at his hometown of Sialkot.
