'Disappointed' Kumaraswamy says even Deve Gowda is unable to convince Revanna on Hassan ticket row
Bengaluru: JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy has expressed his disappointment over senior party leader HD Revanna's reluctance to concede the Hassan ticket, despite the party's decision. Speaking at the party's 'Pancharatna Yatre' event in Guggarakatte, Ballari, Kumaraswamy stated that even party supremo HD Deve Gowda was unable to convince his son to abide by the party's decision.
Kumaraswamy revealed that Revanna had not discussed the matter with him either, and accused certain individuals in Hassan of plotting against the party's interests. According to Kumaraswamy, these individuals had been manipulating Revanna to support their agenda.
The former Chief Minister of Karnataka maintained that the JD(S) Hassan ticket should be awarded to a deserving party worker. The refusal of Revanna, who is a member of the party's core leadership team, to comply with the party's decision has caused consternation within JD(S) circles.
The party leadership has been engaged in discussions to resolve the matter amicably and ensure that the interests of the party and its workers are protected.
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Stalin accuses Centre of trying to use women's quota as 'weapon,' slams EPS over delimitation
Chennai (PTI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has strongly criticised the Centre over the women's reservation and accused it of trying to use it as a "weapon" to tackle the opposition before taking up the delimitation exercise based on population.
"The Union government is not concerned about implementing reservations for women. If their concerns were genuine, they could have done it right away. Rather than doing that, the BJP-led Centre is thinking of using it as a weapon to tackle opposition and take up the delimitation exercise based on population," he told PTI in an interview.
"Hence, the women's reservation must be implemented immediately without showing delimitation as a reason," the DMK president added.
Expressing apprehensions on the proposed delimitation exercise, the CM said it was the DMK that raised the first voice asserting the rights of the state after realising that Tamil Nadu would be affected by the proposed exercise. He also attacked his rival and AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami over the delimitation issue.
Recalling efforts made by the DMK to raise the issue of population-based delimitation, he said an all-party meeting and a meeting of CMs under the auspices of the Joint Action Committee seeking fair delimitation were convened. It sought to freeze delimitation for 25 years and stick to it based on the 1971 Census population.
"We urged the union government that states which successfully implemented population control programmes must not be punished," he added.
The party came up with "Tamil Nadu poradum, Tamil Nadu vellum" (Tamil Nadu will struggle, Tamil Nadu will win) and this is DMK's stand, he said.
"However, Palaniswami, who is seeking votes for the entry of the BJP through the backdoor, has till date been mute over delimitation, and this is a betrayal of the people of Tamil Nadu."
