Congress will never make Satish Jarkiholi Chief Minister: Govind Karjol
Hubballi: Member of Parliament Govind Karjol launched a sharp critique against the Congress party on Thursday, asserting that they will never appoint a Dalit leader as Chief Minister and are merely using the community as a "vote bank."
Speaking to reporters in the city, Karjol stated, "The Congress will never, for any reason, make Satish Jarkiholi the Chief Minister. The discussion around a Dalit Chief Minister is limited to just talk."
He accused the Siddaramaiah-led government of fostering internal conflict while the party's central leadership in Delhi remained passive. "Mallikarjun Kharge has been striving to become Chief Minister for 40 years, and Dr. G. Parameshwara for 20 years, but to no avail," Karjol remarked.
The BJP leader claimed that despite being in power for the majority of the post-independence era, Congress has consistently deceived the Dalit community by taking their votes without ever appointing a leader from the community to the state's top post.
Karjol also raised the issue of internal reservations, questioning the Congress government's inaction. "We have been fighting for internal reservation for 35 years. What is the Congress, which came to power promising its implementation, doing now?" he asked.
He further criticised the state government's handling of the matter in the Supreme Court.
"The Supreme Court had issued an order regarding internal reservation from the perspective of social justice... However, when the case was recently heard in the Supreme Court, no one from the state government was present for the proceedings," Karjol alleged.
"The government led by Siddaramaiah is not prepared to implement social justice. It is only engaged in eyewash, doing injustice to the poor, and sowing seeds of poison in society. Their intention is to keep the internal reservation issue unresolved," he added.
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Ramadan fasting to kickoff from Thursday in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Holy month of Ramadan will start from Thursday, February 19, announced convener of the State Moon Sighting Committee Maulana Maqsood Imran Rashadi on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference after the Moon Sighting Committee meeting held at the State Waqf Board office on Cunningham Road in the city on Wednesday evening, he said that there is no information about moon sighting anywhere in the capital Bengaluru, including other districts.
“However, after receiving reports of moon sightings in neighbouring states including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Delhi, it has been decided to start fasting from Thursday,” he said.
The meeting was attended by Maulana Mufti Iftikhar Ahmed Qasmi, Maulana Ejaz Ahmed Nadvi and other members of the ulema.
