Munirathna inviting me to BJP to become CM indicates it lack candidates for CM post: DKShi
Bengaluru: KPCC President D K Shivakumar has asked, “Minister Munirathna has invited me to join the BJP, saying, only then would I get to be a chief minister. Does this not indicate a lack of leaders to hold the post in the BJP?”
Addressing a press meet near his residence in Sadashivanagar in the city on Wednesday, Shivakumar reportedly said, “Munirathna asked me to join the BJP, saying I could not become a chief minister as long as I was in the Congress. I am truly delighted by Munirathna’s invite, but the minister’s words also prove that the BJP completely lacks worth becoming a chief minister.”
The Congress state president, referring to the withdrawn controversial order of the DDPI for all pre-university colleges in Bangalore Rural district to send their students to attend the program of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said, “We have no objection to the Prime Minister visiting the state, but the order demanding colleges to send students to attend the event is certainly reprehensible.”
He asked, “Is the BJP in such a pathetic condition as to be unable to get people to attend a program its holds? We would only be glad to watch people come to your event, drawn by the success of your double-engine government in three years. If students are ordered to attend the event, do we understand this to be an educational event?”
When asked about the recent statement by Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi on the term ‘Hindu’ that is drawing severe criticism, Shivakumar said, “Jarkiholi has said that there are documents that prove his words to be true, but I am unaware of any such document. Senior Congress leaders Siddaramaiah, Surjewala and I have clarified that our religion and culture should not be treated with contempt – we do not withdraw this statement. We certainly oppose Jarkiholi’s statement.”
The KPCC president added, “We condemn the words of Satish Jarkiholi regardless of the political benefits it might give the BJP.”
Speaking of his visit to Badami, the leader said that it was his personal matter. “It is true that I went to Bagalkot district, but I do not wish to speak about the reasons as they were purely personal,” Shivakumar insisted.
When a reporter asked the president if the decision at Udaipur to focus on youth is indeed drawing more youngsters, Shivakumar is said to have suggested to the scribe to apply too, adding, “We will support you whole-heartedly.
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Put petty politics aside; it's not about one party, but India: Rahul on TMC's loss in polls
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the BJP's victory in Bengal and Assam assembly polls a "theft" of the mandate, and a big step forward in the saffron party's mission to "destroy" Indian democracy.
Gandhi also came out in support of the TMC, which has been trounced by the BJP in the polls, and urged those gloating over the loss of Mamata Banerjee's party to put petty politics aside.
"Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about TMC's loss.They need to understand this clearly - the theft of Assam and Bengal's mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy," Gandhi said in a post on X.
"Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about India," he said in his post.
The BJP ousted Trinamool Congress from power in Bengal and captured power for the third time in a row in Assam in results of assembly polls declared on Monday.
