PM Modi takes out mega roadshow in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Apr 29: Ending a busy day of electioneering for the BJP in poll-bound Karnataka after back-to-back rallies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in a mega roadshow in north Bengaluru on Saturday drawing an enormous response from a huge crowd.
Modi, who flew into the city from Kudachi in Belagavi district in northern Karnataka around 5 pm after addressing his third public meeting in the state, rode in a specially designed vehicle.
Sporting a saffron cap, Modi was flanked by Bangalore North MP D V Sadananda Gowda and BJP MLC C Narayanaswamy.
A large number of people thronged both sides of the road to catch a glimpse of the Prime Minister and showered flowers on him.
At the end of the roadshow, Modi walked on the road for a brief period waving at people and then boarded his bullet-proof car. Seeing the Prime Minister from a close proximity, people started chanting 'Modi-Modi'.
The BJP flags, festoons and posters dotted the road and a group of artists performed 'Dollu Kunita', a popular drum dance, enroute to the roadshow.
The 5.3-kilometre long roadshow passed through various locations in north Bengaluru including Magadi Road, Nice Road Junction to Sumanahalli.
Traffic snarls were witnessed due to the roadshow. Police had issued traffic advisory to people asking them to avoid certain roads from where the Prime Minister's convoy would pass through.
Elaborate security arrangements were made throughout the route that Modi roadshow's traversed in the city.
For his first election campaign in Karnataka since poll dates were announced, Modi flew in from Delhi and reached Bidar in the morning. He addressed three consecutive public meetings in Humnabad in Bidar, district headquarter town in Vijayapura and Kudachi in Belagavi district.
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The Prime Minister will stay overnight in Bengaluru and head out from Raj Bhavan on Sunday morning to hold back-to-back public meetings in the district headquarters town of Kolar, Channapatna in Ramanagara district and Belur in Hassan district.
He will also hold a roadshow in Mysuru on Sunday before heading back to Delhi.
The BJP is attempting to return to power in Karnataka with the ruling party pitted against its principal rival Congress.
The state goes to the polls on May 10 and the results will be declared on May 13.
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು! ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಯ ಹಲವಾರು ಮತದಾರರು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಲು ಬಂದಿರುವುದನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ನನಗೆ ಸಂತೋಷವಾಗಿದೆ. pic.twitter.com/nfeOTeP3zm
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 29, 2023
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Mayawati criticises 'hasty' passage of Waqf Bill, says BSP does not support it
Lucknow (PTI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday criticised the central government for "rushing" the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, saying that the legislation should have been introduced only after addressing people's concerns and clarifying doubts.
Her remarks came after the Rajya Sabha passed the Bill late Thursday night, a day after its approval in the Lok Sabha, where the opposition strongly opposed it.
"After listening to both the ruling party and the opposition in Parliament on the Waqf Amendment Bill, the conclusion is that if the central government had given the public more time to understand the Bill and addressed all their concerns before bringing it forward, it would have been better," Mayawati posted on X in Hindi.
The BSP leader further expressed disappointment over what she termed as the government's "haste" in passing the Bill.
"It is unfortunate that the government hurriedly introduced and passed this Bill, which is not appropriate. Now that it has been passed, if governments misuse it, then the BSP will stand firmly with the Muslim community. In other words, the party does not support this Bill," she added.
