Bloodshed will take place under my leadership If attempts made to change constitution: Siddaramaiah
Bagalkot: Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today warned that a bloodshed would take place in the country under his leadership if Prime Minister Modi comes forward to change the Constitution.
Speaking at an election campaigning event for the alliance party's candidate Veena Kashappa, at Rabakavi-Banahatti on Sunday, he said, "The BJP is telling that it will change the Constitution written by Dr. BR Ambedkar. The constitution constituted by Ambedkar is the law of this country. We have Bhagavad Gita, Muslims have Quran and Christians have Bible. But the Constitution is the Quran, the Bible, and the Bhagavad Gita for the all the people in the country.
"The BJP is against the backwards, minorities, Dalits and farmers. Therefore, they are attempting to change the Constitution, he alleged and added that Modi should lose if people want democracy to be saved in the country. If Modi wins again, he becomes a dictator like Hitler. Modi is carrying out IT attacks on JDS-Congress leaders because he is worrying about his defeat. So cast your vote in favor of Veena Kashappa to defeat Modi," Siddaramaiah urged the people.
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SP has ended contract with I-PAC due to fund constraints: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow (PTI): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said his party has severed its association with the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) due to a lack of funds.
He dismissed speculations that the termination of contract was because of recent election results.
Addressing a press conference here, Yadav said the party had engaged I-PAC for a brief period ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections but could not continue the arrangement.
"Yes, we had an association. They worked with us for a few months, but we are not able to continue because we do not have that kind of funding," he said.
The I-PAC is a political consultancy firm known for managing major election campaigns across the country.
Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has also been associated with the organisation in the past and has worked with multiple parties, including the BJP and the Congress.
In a lighter vein, Yadav took a swipe at the ecosystem of political consultancies. "We thought that if we have to work with a 'winning agency', then there are several big companies."
He said that some people suggested conducting surveys, hiring another firm, keeping a social media company, and even engaging agencies for negative campaigning against other parties.
"There are one or two more companies whose names are not yet known. I can get those for you as well," Yadav said.
Yadav rejected the suggestion that the decision to end the deal was influenced by recent election outcomes in states such as West Bengal.
"There is no such thing. Do not ask questions based on baseless reports. That is not true," he said.
"This is not the reason for ending the agreement. We simply do not have enough funds. If you (the media) give us funds, we can hire another company," the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said.
