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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BJP's Suvendu urges Bengal Guv to order independent judicial inquiry into Messi event fiasco
Kolkata(PTI): Leader of Opposition in West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday wrote to Governor C V Ananda Bose, seeking an independent judicial inquiry into “administrative incompetence” and “public humiliation of citizens”at the Salt Lake Stadium here during an event featuring football legend Lionel Messi.
In his letter, Adhikari alleged that the stadium, built with public funds, was converted into a “private durbar” for political elites, resulting in humiliation and harassment of spectators who had purchased tickets.
"I write this communication with a profound sense of anguish, constitutional alarm, and moral urgency. What unfolded at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan was not merely an episode of administrative incompetence, it was a public humiliation of citizens, a grotesque exhibition of unrestrained political privilege, and a direct assault on the rule of law in the presence of thousands of witnesses," Adhikari asserted.
He claimed that football fans were denied basic amenities and dignified viewing due to unchecked VIP presence, obstruction of sightlines, and arbitrary restrictions.
Chaos unfolded at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday, after spectators resorted to vandalism on failing to catch a glimpse of Messi, alleging gross mismanagement by the organisers and obstruction of views by VIPs.
Police arrested the event’s prime organiser, Satadru Datta, while Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the constitution of a high-level inquiry committee to probe the incident.
Adhikari, in his letter, held the sports department, police authorities and the minister-in-charge of sports and youth affairs responsible, alleging that the situation was “enabled, if not orchestrated”, by the state administration.
He claimed that the conduct of the authorities reflected indifference to public accountability and misuse of power.
The senior BJP leader also took exception to the inquiry committee announced by the chief minister, contending that it lacked independence and credibility.
Adhikari said the panel is headed by Justice (Retd) Asim Ray, who currently holds a statutory post under the administrative control of the state government, and includes senior bureaucrats whose actions are under scrutiny.
"This committee is structurally compromised, legally infirm, and morally indefensible," he said in the letter to the governor.
Adhikari urged Bose to exercise his constitutional authority to order the formation of a truly independent inquiry committee.
He proposed that the committee be headed by a sitting judge of the Calcutta High Court, and assisted by persons of unimpeachable integrity with no institutional, administrative or political affiliation with the state government.
“The issue transcends football, politics, and personalities. It concerns the right of citizens to be treated with dignity, the obligation of the state to act as trustee of public interest, and the duty of constitutional authorities to intervene when the executive becomes a law unto itself,” Adhikari said.
Later, speaking to reporters, he accused the state government of mismanaging the situation at Salt Lake Stadium, and demanded the resignation of the CM.
Adhikari said all those responsible for the fiasco should be arrested, and spectators must be provided refunds.
He alleged that senior Trinamool Congress leaders and their associates crowded around Messi, leaving thousands of fans at the stadium deprived of catching a clear glimpse of the football star.
“This was a case of misuse of power at the cost of ordinary citizens. The chief minister must take moral responsibility, those responsible for the incident should be arrested, and every fan who was cheated must get a refund,” Adhikari asserted.
He added that public anger would not subside without accountability and corrective action.
