BJP to stage statewide protests demanding CM Siddaramaiah's resignation: Sunil Kumar
Bengaluru: BJP State General Secretary V. Sunil Kumar has announced that the BJP will stage protests in all district headquarters of Karnataka on August 22 to condemn the Congress's alleged insult to the Governor and demand the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. According to the announcement, the protests will take place across the state, including in Bengaluru, with participation from state core committee members, local MPs, MLAs, former ministers, and other party representatives.
Sunil Kumar criticized the Congress for disrespecting the Governor, noting that in some instances, the Governor's portrait was burnt during Congress protests. He specifically called out Congress leaders, including Minister Zameer Ahmed, Krishna Byre Gowda, and Legislative Council Member Ivan D'Souza, for making inflammatory statements against the Governor. Kumar urged the police to take legal action against Congress members for inciting violence.
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The BJP has planned for various leaders to lead the protests in different districts: Tumkur (D.V. Sadananda Gowda), Davangere (Basavaraja Bommai), Chitradurga (Govinda Karajola), Mandya (R. Ashoka), Bengaluru (Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayana and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy), Ballari (B. Sreeramulu), Chikkamagaluru (C.T. Ravi), and Mangaluru (Nalin Kumar Kateel).
In response, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar dismissed the BJP's protests as an attempt to address their internal issues, asserting that there is no substance to their grievances. He reiterated that the Congress has already provided explanations regarding the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) allegations and questioned the necessity of the BJP's protest.
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Congress’ downfall will start from Baramati if it doesn’t let Sunetra Pawar win unopposed: Bawankule
Nagpur (PTI): The Congress will have to face consequences if it doesn't allow NCP president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar to win the Baramati assembly bypoll unopposed, said minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday.
The party’s “downfall” will start from Baramati, he said, stressing that the people of Baramati and Maharashtra wish that she is elected unopposed, said the BJP leader.
The April 23 bye election was necessitated after the tragic death of deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who headed the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28. After his death, his wife Sunetra became the party president.
The NCP, BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena are partners in the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the state.
“The Congress will face consequences if it doesn’t let Sunetra win unopposed from Baramati. Its downfall will start from Baramati if it doesn’t withdraw its candidate,” Bawankule told reporters in Nagpur.
Amid efforts to ensure an unopposed contest, the Congress has fielded advocate Akash More for the bypoll.
The party had said that it would withdraw from the contest only if an FIR were registered in Ajit Pawar’s death in the Baramati plane crash.
Replying to another question, Bawankule said the BJP’s performance will be more robust in Assam and Kerala elections compared to the last assembly polls in these states. Assembly polls are being held in a single phase in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry on Thursday.
“These elections will once again show Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership commanding support among the people,” he said.
