Dharmasthala case: Modi govt is with you, BJP's Pralhad Joshi tells Veerendra Heggade
Dharmasthala: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday extended strong support to Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Veerendra Heggade, stating that the Narendra Modi-led government stands firmly with him in the face of what he called a “conspiracy” surrounding allegations of mass burials in the temple town.
Speaking at a gathering held as part of the BJP’s “Dharmasthala Chalo” rally, Joshi said he would tell Heggade that he has strong support, including from the devotees and the central government. “I will tell the Khawand (Heggade) that no matter what anyone may say, you have Annappa’s blessings, Manjunatha’s grace, support of all these devotees, and along with this, Modi’s government is there,” Deccan Herald quoted Joshi as saying.
The rally witnessed a large turnout of BJP workers and supporters from across various districts. Slogans such as “Bharat Mata Ki Jai,” “Har Har Mahadev,” and “Down with those who conspired against Dharmasthala” echoed through the gathering.
Joshi accused the Siddaramaiah-led government of "appeasement politics" and said allegations of hidden graves at Dharmasthala were intended to malign a major Hindu pilgrimage centre.
Meanwhile, BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra maintained that the rally was not political in nature, adding that only “self-respecting Hindu” volunteers had attended the programme. He urged the government to hand over the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the “conspiracy” against Dharmasthala.
During the event, MLC Prathap Simha Nayak read out a letter from Veerendra Heggade, in which he thanked the gathering for standing in solidarity with Dharmasthala.
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BJP using women's quota bill as front to pass Delimitation Bill that will break India: Mamata
Cooch Behar (WB) (PTI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre was using the proposed amendment to the women's quota law in Parliament as a front for the Delimitation Bill that would "break the country into pieces".
The TMC will fight this Central government's move at every step, she asserted at her party's poll rally here.
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill to tweak the women's quota law, along with the Delimitation Bill and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, to implement the proposed amended women's quota law, in the Union territories of Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir, were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
According to the Constitution amendment bill, Lok Sabha seats will be increased to a maximum of 850 from the current 543 to "operationalise" the women's reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls, following a delimitation exercise based on the 2011 Census.
Seats will also be increased in state and Union territory assemblies to accommodate 33 per cent reservation for women.
Opposing the Centre's move, Banerjee alleged that "the BJP brought the Delimitation Bill while keeping the women's reservation bill at the front".
"The BJP is trying to increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha to nearly 850 through the Delimitation Bill. It will break the country into pieces," the TMC supremo said.
She also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not speaking the truth about the development of north Bengal at a BJP rally last week.
"The prime minister said nothing was done for the development of north Bengal. But we spent Rs 1.72 lakh crore on the development of the region," Banerjee said and asked Modi to cross-check data before making such remarks.
