CPI extends support to Cong in 219 constituencies
Assembly election
Bengaluru, May 5: The CPI has decided to extend it support to Congress in 219 constituencies in the Assembly election apart from Kudligi, Sira, Bagepalli, Kalaburgi rural and Melukote.
CPI Executive Committee member HV Anantha Subba Rao said that Veeranna and Girish of CPI would contest in Kudligi and Sira respectively, while CPM candidates would contest from Bagepalli and Kalaburgi rural constituencies, and Dharshan Puttannaiah of Swaraj India would contest from Melukote constituencies. Congress, JDS and BJP have been campaigning for the election in a brisk pace. Unfortunately, caste and money were playing a major role in this election. Instead of discussing over the manifestos, allegations and counter-allegations and personal attacks have been taking centre stage, he said.
The BJP has no moral right to ask votes because, its leaders have been saying that they have come to power just to change the Constitution. BJP has no faith in democracy, socialism and social justice for which it should be defeated. The JDS has no ideology, principles or philosophy. Only family politics is their objective. It has no credibility among people because of its opportunist attitude. So it could not protect the interests of the people. So, the farming community, labourers, women and others should support the CPI, CPM, Swaraj India and Congress candidates in the election, he said in a press release.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
