People ready with a befitting reply to BJP after 10 years of lost peace: Jayaprakash Hegde
Mudigere: Congress party’s Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha candidate hitting Jayaprakash Hegde lashing out at the BJP for its lack of development in the past 10 years, on Monday said “Public, who are facing difficulties due to the BJP administration, are ready to give a befitting reply to the Modi government.” He was speaking at the election campaign meeting organized in Banakal, Kasaba, Gonibeedu, Balur Hobli area of the taluk.
“People cannot be fooled into thinking that they are running a corruption-free administration. The country knows that his corruption was exposed by the Supreme Court due to the election bond scam,” he added.
Furthermore, he pointed out that when he was an MP of the constituency, the Kadur-Mangaluru road widening project had received the green signal, however even after 10 years of the BJP administration, it has not been widened.
Lambasting at Former MP Shobha Karandlaje, who is also the Union Minister of state for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Hegde said, “The problems of the farmers and the people including the problem of the coffee growers and the elimination of arecanut disease were not solved. They have increased the prices of all essential items including petrol and have made people unable to live peacefuly. The BJP is under the delusion that people will support them if they seek votes under PM Modi's name, without making any development and pro-people schemes.”
“Before the BJP came to power, they (BJP) had claimed that they would retrieve the black money and deposit 15 lakhs in every citizen's account. That black money still remains in circulation. The corruption of those who talk about corruption-free governance has been exposed by the Supreme Court over the electoral bond scam. No one is getting free gas under the Ujjwala scheme,” alleged Hegde.
He further highlighted that, “Likewise the state government’s 5 guarantees, the Indian National Congress Party has also announced 5 guarantees. This will further alleviate the suffering of the people. The people should support the Congress for that.”
Supporting Hegde's stance, MLA Nayana Motamma emphasized the positive impact of the state government's guarantees and Hegde's previous pro-people initiatives during his tenure as MP. She highlighted the dissatisfaction among the electorate with the BJP's governance and urged voters to support Hegde and the Congress party for meaningful change.
Former minister B.B. Ningaiah, former MLA M.P. Kumaraswamy, Bloc Congress President H.G. Surendra, K.Venkatesh, C.B.Shankar, C.K.Ibrahim and others were present during the meeting.
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India summons Canadian diplomat after pro-'Khalistan' slogans raised at event addressed by Trudeau
New Delhi, Apr 29: India on Monday summoned the Canadian deputy high commissioner and lodged a strong protest with him over raising of pro-'Khalistan' slogans at a public event in Toronto that was attended by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several other leaders.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described the shouting of the slogans at the event that was personally addressed by Trudeau as "disturbing" and said it illustrated once again the political space that has been given in Canada to "separatism, extremism and violence".
It said the actions not only impact India-Canada relations but also encourage a climate of violence and criminality in Canada to the detriment of its own citizens.
"The Canadian deputy high commissioner was today summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs with regard to the raising of separatist slogans on 'Khalistan' at an event which was being personally addressed by the prime minister of Canada," the MEA said.
The summoning of Deputy High Commissioner Stewart Wheeler came a day after the event in Toronto.
In his address at the event, Trudeau reaffirmed Canada's unwavering commitment to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the Sikh community.
"The Government of India's deep concern and strong protest was conveyed at such disturbing actions being allowed to continue unchecked at the event," the MEA said.
"This illustrates once again the political space that has been given in Canada to separatism, extremism and violence," it said in a statement.
It further added: "Their continued expressions not only impact India-Canada relations but also encourage a climate of violence and criminality in Canada to the detriment of its own citizens."
The ties between India and Canada came under severe strain following Trudeau's allegations in September of a "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18 in British Columbia.
New Delhi rejected Trudeau's charges as "absurd".
Days after Trudeau's allegations, India asked Ottawa to downsize its diplomatic presence in the country to ensure parity. Subsequently, Canada withdrew 41 diplomats and their family members from India.
India has been asserting that its "core issue" with Canada remained that of the space given to separatists, terrorists and anti-India elements in that country.
Following Trudeau's allegations last year, India temporarily suspended issuance of visas to Canadian citizens. The visa services were resumed several weeks later.
