I won’t beg minister post: Horatti
Belagavi, June 11: MLC and JDS leader Basavaraj Horatti said that being the senior member in the Legislative Council, he missed the minister post in the JDS-Congress coalition government, the reason for which is not known.
Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Horatti said that he expected an important portfolio in the coalition government. But in the last moment, his name was dropped for unknown reason. “I have seen in the media about giving Legislative Council Chairman post to me. Teachers in the state have lot of problems. I wanted to become the Education Minister to solve such problems. Now, I don’t require an idle post like Legislative Council Chairman”, Horatti said.
It is known factor that north Karnataka was meted with injustice for many years. But he would not beg ministerial post in the government. In his 38 years political career, he does not have single black mark on him. It is left to the party leadership to give minister post or not, he said.
Those who fought in favour of getting separate religion status for Lingayat community were kept out of the cabinet. MB Patil, Shamanur Shivashankarappa, Eshwar Khandre and himself who fought in favour of the issue were deliberately denied the ministerial berths. Some swamijis have spread false propaganda against them in this issue, he said.
“It is fact that we fought against the injustice to a particular community. We have done the same thing what others do. We have not done murder or robbery. We are helpless if they treated it as a crime”, Horatti said.
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What was the need to disrespect 82-year-old leader: Priyanka slams PM
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of disrespecting Mallikarjun Kharge by not replying to the Congress president's letter himself, and said it is unfortunate that leaders in the highest positions have rejected great traditions of democracy.
The Congress general secretary said today's politics is full of poison and the prime minister should have set a different example, keeping the dignity of his post in mind.
On Tuesday, Kharge had written a letter to the prime minister and raised the issue of "extremely objectionable" and violent statements by the ruling alliance members targeting Rahul Gandhi, urging him to discipline his leaders.
In response to Kharge's letter to Modi, BJP chief J P Nadda wrote to the Congress president and cited his party's own litany of complaints against the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and other Congress members for their choice of words against the prime minister.
In a post in Hindi on X, Priyanka Gandhi said that in view of the unrestrained and violent statements of some BJP leaders and ministers, Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Kharge wrote a letter to the PM, concerned about the safety of the life of Rahul Gandhi.
"If the Prime Minister had faith in democratic values, balanced dialogue and respect for elders, he would have himself replied to this letter.
Instead, he got a low-level and aggressive reply written by Nadda ji and sent it," she said.
What was the need to disrespect an 82-year-old senior public leader, Priyanka Gandhi asked.
"The tradition and culture of democracy is to ask questions and have a dialogue. Even in religion, no one is above values such as dignity and etiquette," she said.
"Today's politics is full of poison, the Prime Minister should have set a different example, keeping the dignity of his post in mind," Priyanka Gandhi said.
If the PM had respectfully replied to the letter of a senior politician, his image and dignity would have increased in the eyes of the public, she said.
"It is unfortunate that our leaders in the highest positions in the government have rejected these great traditions," Priyanka Gandhi said.
The Congress on Thursday had said Prime Minister Modi must rise above "petty politics" and condemn the actions of the ruling alliance leaders, who targeted Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi.
The opposition party had asserted the whole world is watching how the ruling BJP is "putting the life of the Leader of the Opposition in danger".
The assertion came in a letter by AICC general secretary in-charge Jairam Ramesh to Nadda in response to the BJP chief's letter to Kharge earlier.
The opposition party has slammed as "intemperate" and "juvenile" Nadda's reply to Kharge on his letter to Prime Minister Modi flagging "threats" aimed at Gandhi.
