Hassan ticket: Kumaraswamy reiterates that JD(S) worker will be given priority
Hassan (PTI): As ticket distribution for the Hassan constituency continues to be a major bone of contention for the JD(S) ahead of Karnataka Assembly polls, its leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday reiterated his stand that a party worker will be given priority.
With Kumaraswamy's sister-in-law Bhavani Revanna, who has thrown her hat in the ring for the Hassan ticket, not relenting, despite his clear stance that she will not be fielded and favouring a party worker as the candidate, the issue seems to have resulted in a conundrum within the JD(S) and its first family led by former prime minister H D Deve Gowda.
"Regarding Hassan, I have already said that a party worker will be given the priority, I'm reiterating the same thing today that the party worker will be given priority," Kumaraswamy told reporters here.
Responding to a question about taking his 'Pancharatna Ratha Yatre' to Hassan Assembly segment, he said: "I have kept the schedule blank on March 18. You might have understood the reason for it, if things (candidate for Hassan) get smoothly decided by then, the programme will happen in Hassan, let's see."
The former chief minister is undertaking the 'Pancharatna Ratha Yatre', a statewide tour ahead of polls, to inform people about a five-fold programme called 'Pancharatna' that the JD(S) plans to implement on coming to power, which includes quality education, farmers welfare and employment.
Kumaraswamy is keen on fielding H P Swaroop, a former Hassan zilla panchayat vice-president and son of former MLA late H S Prakash, in the constituency.
While, Bhavani Revanna, a former Hassan zilla panchayat member, is the wife of Kumaraswamy's elder brother and former minister H D Revanna, and daughter-in-law of Deve Gowda. She seems to have the backing of her husband and sons Prajwal and Suraj Revanna, MP from Hassan and an MLC respectively.
Both Bhavani and Swaroop have continued to visit various parts of the constituency, despite the confusion over the candidate for the seat.
With no signs of both sides relenting, Kumaraswamy, Revanna and other leaders of the party have said that party patriarch Deve Gowda, will have the final say on the matter, after discussing with leaders.
JD(S) has already announced the first list of 93 candidates for Assembly polls, likely by May.
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Future does not lie in war, but in Buddha: PM Modi
Bhubaneswar (PTI): Asserting that the world today listens to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that due to the country's heritage, it is able to tell the international community that the future does not lie in war but in Buddha.
Addressing the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Bhubaneswar, Modi said India is not only the mother of democracy, but democracy is a part of people's lives here.
He said the world today listens to India, which not only presents its own views strongly but also those of the Global South.
"Due to the strength of its heritage, India is able to tell the world that the future does not lie in war, but in Buddha (peace)," he said.
Modi said he has always considered the diaspora as India's ambassador to the countries they live in.
"We consider it our responsibility to help our diaspora during crisis situations no matter where they are," he said.
The PM said the diaspora played a major role in Independence in 1947, and sought their help to make India a developed country by 2047.
He said India is not only a young country but also a country of skilled youths.
"The government is trying to ensure that whenever Indian youths go abroad, they go with skills," Modi said, noting the demand for skilled workers across the world.
He said G20 meetings were organised in various parts of the country to give the world a first-hand experience of India's diversity.
"We don't need to learn diversity because our lives run through diversity," he added.
