KS Eshwarappa Stands Firm, Declares Independent Candidacy from Shimoga
Shimoga: Former Deputy Chief Minister KS Eshwarappa remains resolute in his decision to contest as an independent candidate from the Shimoga constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, despite efforts by the Sangh Parivar to persuade him otherwise.
Reports indicate that Sangh Parivar leader Gopal contacted Eshwarappa from Ayodhya to convince him to withdraw from the election race. However, Eshwarappa reiterated his stance, stating that he will contest independently and not withdraw for any reason.
Addressing media representatives at Rachateshwara Mutt in Belaragi, Shimoga, Eshwarappa expressed his opposition to family politics within the BJP. He highlighted the denial of tickets to leaders like C T Ravi, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, and Nalin Kumar Kateel, while criticizing Prime Minister Modi for allowing BS Yediyurappa's son to contest in Karnataka, contrary to Modi's stance against family politics in the Congress party.
Eshwarappa confirmed that he will not attend Prime Minister Modi's conference today, reaffirming his decision to contest independently. Despite attempts by central leaders to persuade him, Eshwarappa remains steadfast in his resolve.
Efforts by BJP's state in-charge Radha Mohan Das Agrawal to persuade Eshwarappa have been unsuccessful. Meanwhile, BJP state president Vijayendra said that the final decision rests with the people and Yediyurappa refused to talk to Eshwarappa. It is now apparent that the state BJP and the party's high command have abandoned efforts to persuade Eshwarappa.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
