Former MLA Poornima Srinivas deserts BJP to join Congress
Bengaluru: Former BJP MLA from Hiriyur assembly constituency, Poornima Srinivas, along with her supporters, officially joined the Congress party here at the KPCC office on Monday.
Poornima who hails from an influential political family in the state. Her father, the late A Krishnappa, was a former minister and had been associated with the Congress for over three decades before joining the Janata Dal (Secular) in 2013.
BJP leaders including Poornima Srinivas, Srinivas and Narasimha Nayak along with a large number of their followers joined the party in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, DyCM D.K. Shivakumar.
Former Chief Minister Veerappa Moily, Special Representative of the State Government in Delhi T. B. Jayachandra, KPCC Working President Salim Ahmed, leaders Prof Rajeev Gowda, Naseer Ahmed, Nagaraj Yadav and others were present.
Poornima had publicly announced joining the Congress party earlier this month citing BJP’s failure to fulfill promises made to her community, the Yadava (Golla), a cow herd community. Simultaneously the leader also claimed that the Congress had decided to offer her husband D.T Srinivas, a MLC ticket from the teacher’s constituency.
In the meantime political analysts suggest that Poornima’s official entry into the Congress party is set to benefit the party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Dalit youngster in Raichur denied entry into temple: Video viral
Police, priest, Dalit leaders ‘unaware of matter’
Raichur: The priest of the Ambabhavani Temple in Athkur village has been accused of stopping Dalit youngsters from entering the temple for a ritual related the Navaratri festival, although related parties, including the priest and Dalit leaders of the village, have denied knowledge about the incident.
A video of the youngsters, belonging to the Madiga community, who wanted to wear the ritual garlands for the festive period, being denied entry into the temple and the priest handing them the garlands keeping them outside the threshold has gone viral on social media platforms.
Yapaladinni Police officers, however, have said no police complaint about the matter has been filed so far. In addition, Dalit leaders in Athkur have said no such incident has occurred in the village, but the police officers are conducting an inquiry since youngsters have alleged that they were denied entry into the temple.
The temple priest has also refuted the charges against him, clarifying that action will be taken if a complaint is filed.
