Modi to launch BJP campaign in state on Feb 10
Bengaluru, Jan 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to launch BJP's Lok Sabha poll campaign in Karnataka on February 10 from Hubballi, the state unit of the party said Thursday.
He would also address two more election rallies in February, while BJP president Amit Shah was expected to be in the state on February 14 and 21, state unit chief B S Yeddyurappa told reporters here.
The BJP has set a target of winning more than 22 seats out of the total 28 in the state in the upcoming polls as part of the mission to make Modi Prime Minister again.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Lok Sabha poll in-charges of constituencies and party office-bearers, Yeddyurappa said.
He said Shah was likely to visit the state on February 14 and 21 and programme will be decided shortly.
Later, the BJP in a statement said Modi will visit the state on February 10, 19 and 27, and former Deputy Chief Minister R Ashoka has been made the in-charge of the Prime Ministers rallies.
Yeddyurappa said the target was to win more than 22 seats in the Lok Sabha polls.
We have discussed about upcoming Lok Sabha polls. In the Lok Sabha polls this time we will win more than 22 seats and contribute towards making Narendra Modi Prime Minister once again, Yeddyurappa said.
From Thursday, party leaders would travel across the state and strengthen the party, he said.
BJP had won 17 Lok Sabha seats in the 2014 polls and emerged as the single largest party with 104 MLAs in the last year assembly elections, but fell short of a majority following which the JDS and Congress came together.
Terming the Lok Sabha polls as important, Yeddyurappa claimed Modis developmental works in the past four-and-half years, growth in the country's economy and the entire world praising him had created panic among opposition parties.
Hence, they were trying to unite.
Hitting out the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka, he said, the two parties had been fighting against each other in last seven months and people of the state want to get rid of them.
Recent comments by JD(S) chief Deve Gowda, Chief Ministers open comments about stepping down, over 20 Congress legislators at the CLP meeting seeking withdrawal of support to Chief Minister. All these things people are watching let the media conduct a survey, 70 per cent people want this government to go, he claimed.
Predicting the fall of the coalition government any time because of the infighting, Yeddyurappa said BJP was not responsible for it.
Congress legislators want to snap the relationship with JD(S) and are fighting on streets, so there may be political ups and downs because of this," he said.
Yeddyurappa said JD(S) supremo Deve Gowda's comments against Congress Legislature Party chief Siddaramaiah Wednesday showed this coalition government was in a state of confusion.
Alleging that developmental works had come to a standstill, Yeddyurappa accused the coalition government of failure in drought relief measures.
He urged the party workers to start agitations at local level to wake the government "that is in deep slumber.
Unveiling details of campaign programmes from the booth level to constituency level that would include bike rallies, the former chief minister said BJP will take Modi governments achievements to every household.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
