Shettar was threatened that if he leaves BJP he will face IT, ED raids: Congress allege
KPCC leader Ramesh Babu said Union Minister Pralhad Joshi threatened Shettar
Bengaluru: A day after former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar joined Congress ahead of the Karnataka polls, Congress claimed Shettar was threatened by Union Minister and senior BJP leader Pralhad Joshi of IT and ED raids.
Ramesh Babu, the Vice President of the media department of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), made the claims at a press conference held on Tuesday.According to Babu, Joshi had threatened Shettar with IT, ED, and CBI action if he were to leave the BJP.
Speaking at the press conference, Babu said, "Two days ago, Prahlad Joshi threatened Jagdish Shettar that if he leaves the BJP, he will have to face IT, ED, and CBI action in the next few days." Babu further alleged that Shettar decided to quit the BJP undeterred by the threats.
“Being a lawyer himself, Shettar was undeterred by the threats and chose to join the Congress party instead, he joined the Congress for his self-respect and political will,” Babu added.
Shettar served as the Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2012 to 2013 and has been a prominent leader in the state's political landscape for several years. His decision to join the Congress party is expected to have a significant impact on the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
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Shiv Sena (UBT) to go it alone in local bodies polls, says Sanjay Raut
Nagpur, Jan 11: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said his party will contest the upcoming elections to the various local bodies alone.
Talking to reporters, the Rajya Sabha MP said the INDIA bloc and Maha Vikas Aghadi alliances were for the Lok Sabha and assembly polls.
"In an alliance, workers of individual parties don't get opportunities, and it hampers organisational growth. We will contest polls to the Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur and other municipal corporations, zilla parishads and panchayats on our strength," he said.
He said party chief Uddhav Thackeray gave the party indications that it should go alone.
Hitting out at Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar for indulging in a blame game over the MVA's defeat in the state assembly, Raut said those who don't believe in consensus and compromise have no right to be in an alliance.
He further claimed that the INDIA bloc did not hold a single meeting after the Lok Sabha elections.
"We were not able to appoint even a convenor for INDIA bloc. It isn't good. As the largest party of the alliance, it was the Congress's responsibility to convene a meeting," the Sena (UBT) leader said.
Reacting to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's remark that he has never mentioned farm loan waivers in his speeches, Raut said, "Even if he hasn't spoken about it. Farm loan waiver and Rs 2,100 for Laadki Bahin beneficiaries are mentioned in the BJP's poll manifesto. These two promises have to be implemented. He is the finance minister in the BJP government, and he will have to do it."
To a query on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks during his first podcast that he is human and can make mistakes, Raut said, "He (Modi) is god. I don't consider him a human. God is god. If someone declares him an incarnation of god, how can he be a human? He is the 13th avatar of Vishnu. If someone who has been considered god says he is human, something is wrong. There is chemical 'locha'."
