Former MP Made Gowda passes away
Bengaluru, July 17: Former MP G Made Gowda died of age-related illness at a hospital in Mandya district on Saturday, family sources said.
He was 94 and is survived by two sons and two daughters, they said.
An agriculturist, he graduated from Maharaja's College, Mysuru.
Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, Gowda took part in the freedom struggle and was imprisoned for various periods between 1942 and 1947.
His participation in the freedom movement laid the foundation for his political life.
He was six-time MLA from Kirugavalu Assembly constituency between 1962 and 1989 and was elected to the ninth and 10th Lok Sabha.
Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, in his condolence message, said Gowda imbibed the teachings of Gandhi and was in the forefront of the Cauvery river water sharing distrbution agitations.
In his condolence message, former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda said he was pained to learn about the death of Made Gowda, who was the president of the Cauvery Hitharakshana Samiti.
ಹಿರಿಯ ರೈತಪರ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರರು, ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವರು, ಮಾಜಿ ಸಂಸದರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಜಿ.ಮಾದೇಗೌಡರ ನಿಧನದ ಸುದ್ದಿ ತಿಳಿದು ಅತೀವ ದುಃಖವಾಗಿದೆ. ಅವರ ನಿಧನದಿಂದ ನಾಡು ಹಿರಿಯ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರರನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡಂತಾಗಿದೆ. ಅವರ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಶಾಂತಿಯನ್ನು ಕೋರುತ್ತಾ, ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬವರಿಗೆ, ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಿಗೆ ದುಃಖ ಭರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ದೇವರು ನೀಡಲಿ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ
— B.S. Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) July 17, 2021
ರಾಜ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ತಮ್ಮ ನಿಸ್ವಾರ್ಥ ಸೇವೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹೋರಾಟದ ಛಲ ಮುಂಬರುವ ಪೀಳಿಗೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾದರಿಯಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಯಲಿದೆ. ತಮ್ಮ ಅಗಲಿಕೆಯ ದುಃಖವನ್ನು ಭರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಕುಟುಂಬದವರಿಗೆ ಭಗವಂತ ಕರುಣಿಸಲಿ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತಾ ತಮ್ಮ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಶಾಂತಿ ಕೋರುತ್ತೇನೆ.2/2
— H D Devegowda (@H_D_Devegowda) July 17, 2021
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Anti-Dalit mindset: Rahul Gandhi slams BJP after leader 'purifies' Rajasthan temple
Ahmedabad (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the BJP of having an "anti-Dalit mindset" after its leader sprinkled Ganga water at a Ram temple in Rajasthan's Alwar to "purify" it following Congress' Tikaram Jully's participation in the consecration ceremony there.
He also asserted that the country will be run by the Constitution and its ideals, not by 'Manusmriti' "which considers Bahujans as second class citizens".
The Congress on Tuesday had accused the BJP of being "anti-Dalit" and demanded an apology from its top leadership after a party leader sprinkled Ganga water at a Ram temple in Alwar to "purify" it following Jully's participation in the consecration ceremony there.
Referring to the incident, Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X, "Another example of BJP's anti-Dalit and Manuvadi thinking! BJP has been continuously insulting Dalits and attacking the Constitution."
"That is why it is important not just to respect the Constitution but also to protect it. Modi Ji, the country will be run by the Constitution and its ideals, not by Manusmriti which considers Bahujans as second class citizens," Gandhi, who is here to attend the AICC aession said.
Congress leaders, including Jully and former chief minister Ashok Gehlot, have termed Gyandev Ahuja's act an insult to Dalits, but the BJP leader denied the charge.
Maintaining that there was no caste angle to his act, Ahuja, however, defended his action, saying Congress leaders have "no moral authority" to attend such ceremonies as the party's leadership had questioned the existence of Lord Ram and "boycotted" the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya last year.
The consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in a residential society of Alwar was held on Sunday on the occasion of Ram Navami and Jully was in attendance.
On Monday, Ahuja said the consecration ceremony was a "good programme", but there were some "discrepancies".
"I went there today and sprinkled Ganga water to purify the temple premises," he told reporters in Alwar.
"The Congress' former president Sonia Gandhi had got affidavits submitted in court, calling Lord Ram mythical. Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi boycotted the historic Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. So the party leaders have no moral authority to attend such programmes," he said.
When contacted, Ahuja told PTI that he took the step because of Congress leaders' view and approach towards Lord Ram and not because Jully is a "Dalit".
Jully, on the other hand, claimed that Ahuja's act was indicative of the BJP's mentality towards Dalits. He claimed it was not only an attack on his faith but also an effort to promote the crime of untouchability.
