BJP Workers Protest Against Shobha Karandlaje's Candidacy in Bengaluru North
Bengaluru: The announcement of MP Shobha Karandlaje as the BJP's candidate for the Bengaluru North Lok Sabha seat has sparked discontent among local BJP workers, leading to protests and slogans of "Go back Shobhakka".
BJP activists expressed their displeasure after Karandlaje's candidacy was confirmed by the BJP.
A video circulating on social media shows locals holding placards and chanting slogans against Shobha Karandlaje, urging the party not to give her a ticket for Bengaluru North. Protesters voiced their belief that only local leaders could effectively address their issues, emphasising the need to prioritise local Vokkaliga leaders for the ticket.
The demonstrators carried placards with messages such as "Shobha Hathao-Bangalore North BJP Bachao" (Remove Shobha, Save Bangalore North BJP).
This protest follows a similar campaign by CT Ravi's supporters, who launched a 'Go Back Shobha' letter campaign against Karandlaje when she sought a ticket from Udupi Chikmagalur a few days ago.
#GoBackShobhaAkka slogans raised by BJP supporters from Bangalore North after @ShobhaBJP's name was announced for Bengaluru North.
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) March 14, 2024
'Locals' ( Sadananda Gowda's supporters?) holding placards, raising slogans 'Go Back Shoba Akka'.
A few days back CT Ravi's supporters raised… pic.twitter.com/XUs0JCU0kS
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
