Emotional issues are assets of BJP: Siddaramaiah
Transfer of presidentship of Congress women wing
Bengaluru, November 19: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah said that emotional issues like temple, religion and others were the real capital for BJP.
Inaugurating a programme organized to hand over the charge of Congress women unit at the Dr BR Ambedkar Bhavan here on Monday, Siddaramaiah said that the BJP people have been discussing only emotional issues instead of real problems of the people. Even in Sabarimala issue, the BJP people have been keeping women as shields and fighting against the Supreme Court verdict. Though the Supreme Court had given verdict on triple talaq, the BJP people have been claiming that it was their achievement, he alleged.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done nothing for the people of the country in his four years administration. But he was speaking only in ‘man ki baat’. But he would not speak in the Parliament Session. Though thousands of crores of amount was looted from the banks, he was so gentleman that he would never speak anything about it, Siddaramaiah ridiculed.
Congress means, it was a custodian of social justice. But the BJP has no coordination and coexistence. The Congress has given equal opportunities to the women. Because of the 73 and 74 amendment to the Constitution brought by Indira Gandhi, women have got reservation, he said.
Reiterating that the BJP would bite the dust in the forthcoming Lok Sabha election and Congress president Rahul Gandhi would become the prime minister, Siddaramaiah said that the Congress had contributed a lot for the welfare of the country. Congress workers should educate the people about party contribution to the nation, he said.
Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge said that more opportunities to the women would ensure party organization along with the progress of the country.
KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao, Working president Eshwar Khandre, Outgoing women wing president Lakshmi Hebbalkar, Newly appointed president Dr Pushpa Amarnath, Former ministers Anjaneya, Rani Sathish, HM Revanna, Satish Jarakiholi, Rajasekaran, MP Druva Narayan, MLA Soumya Reddy, Mayor Gangambike and others were present.
God is one for all
“There should not be gender discrimination to see God. Where is separate God for woman and man. There is only one God for the entire universe”.
- Siddaramaiah, Former Chief Minister
Power is not stagnated water
Power should not be there with one person. It is not stagnated water. So, Pushpa Amarnath is given the responsibility of the state women wing of the party. Statements that there is no unity in women wing and accusing one another are not true.
- Dinesh Gundu Rao, KPCC President
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Decision on next Maharashtra CM to be taken 'in a day or two', says Shinde
New Delhi (PTI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said he had "good and positive" discussions with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief J P Nadda on the issue of government formation in the state.
Speaking to reporters here before leaving for Mumbai, Shinde said the decision on the next chief minister of Maharashtra will be taken "in a day or two" in another meeting of the Mahayuti coalition in the state capital.
Shinde, along with Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, met Shah and Nadda late Thursday to thrash out a power-sharing pact for the next government in Maharashtra after the BJP-led coalition registered a thumping majority in the Assembly elections.
"We will take a decision (on Maharashtra CM) in a day or two. We have held discussions, and the discussions will continue. You will get to know when we take a final decision," the outgoing chief minister said.
Shinde said that he would not be an obstacle in the government formation in the state and abide by the decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah.
"This 'ladka bhau' (beloved brother) designation is higher than anything else for me," he said.
Shinde said the meeting with Shah and Nadda was "good and positive".
"We all discussed the formation of government. There is good coordination between the allies, we are all very positive and we will honour the clear-cut mandate given to us by the people. We will form the government soon," he said.
"The meeting was good and positive. This was the first meeting. There will be another meeting of the Mahayuti in Mumbai," Shinde told reporters early Friday.
The Shiv Sena leader said the people of Maharashtra have re-elected them with a thumping majority and respecting the mandate is the topmost priority, not "running after posts".
Recovering from its Lok Sabha elections losses, the BJP bagged 132 Assembly seats, the highest among all constituents of the Mahayuti alliance. Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP also performed well. Sena won 57 while NCP bagged 41 seats.
The Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) suffered a setback with the grand old party registering one of its worst performances in the Assembly polls as it won only 16 seats. Sharad Pawar's NCP(SP) won just 10 seats, whereas Uddhav Thackeray's (UBT) won 20 seats.
The Maharashtra Assembly elections were held on November 20, and the results were declared on November 23.
