No question of joining BJP: Satish Jarkiholi
Bengaluru, September 11: “I will not join the BJP. My ideology is different and BJP ideology is different. We cannot go together”, said former minister Satish Jarkiholi.
Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, he said that he would not leave the Congress and join the BJP. His ideology and BJP ideology would not match, he said.
“I have organized a movement across the state against superstitious beliefs. Being a person of progressive stand, I cannot accept the BJP which advocates one religion. I will stay in the Congress. If others take any decision, it is their personal decision. I would neither support those who leave the party nor comment on them. I have informed my opinion to my elder brother Ramesh Jarkiholi”, he said.
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DMK seeks separate seating in Lok Sabha after split with Congress alliance
New Delhi: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi has written to the Lok Sabha Speaker seeking a separate seating arrangement for Members of Parliament belonging to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) following the end of the party’s alliance with the Indian National Congress.
In a letter dated May 7 addressed to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Kanimozhi said the changed political situation made it inappropriate for DMK MPs to continue sitting alongside Congress members in the House.
She requested the Speaker to make “suitable changes” in the seating arrangement of the DMK Parliamentary Party and allot separate seating for its MPs.
“In view of the changed political circumstances and as our alliance with the Indian National Congress has come to an end, it may not be appropriate for our Members to continue occupying the present seating arrangement alongside them in the House,” the letter stated.
Kanimozhi further said separate seating would help DMK members effectively discharge their responsibilities in the Lok Sabha.
