You cannot fool people with speech: Siddaramaiah lashes out at Modi
‘Get recharge for Lok Sabha poll’
Bengaluru, July 21: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a dramatist. I have never seen such a dramatist. But he cannot fool the people with his rosy words for a long time. Because, people want ‘kaam ki baat, not mann ki baat’”, said former chief minister Siddaramaiah.
Making a scathing attack on BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a KPCC office-bearers meeting here on Saturday, Siddaramaiah said that “BJP does not have an ideology. It blows the emotional issues out of proportions and create communal violence to get political mileage. The BJP has been doing the same for years”, he said.
Defeated due to false propaganda
The Congress tasted the defeat in the Assembly election due to false propaganda of the BJP. In percentage of votes, the Congress was much ahead of the BJP. But the Congress did not get more seats in the election. Do not disappoint from the defeat in the election. Get recharge yourself and prepare for the Lok Sabha election. Prepare yourself for the Lok Sabha elections from today as the objective of the party was to defeat the BJP. The previous Congress government had introduced various pro-people programmes. But the BJP had taken up the Hindutva issue than development and it helped the saffron party, he said.
This Lok Sabha election would be different. Congress workers should educate the people on what was the promises of the Narendra Modi government and what did they do in the last five years. The Congress government in the state had worked for the welfare of all sections of the society. But the BJP does not believe in social justice. It was only Congress which advocate social justice, Siddaramaiah said.
The Narendra Modi government had done injustice to the farmers in the last five years. The Prime Minister did not show the courtesy to give clarifications to the letters from the state. All central government programmes were bogus. So, the party workers should educate the people about the programmes announced by the BJP and implemented in the last five years, he said.
Modi had termed the Congress government as percentage government. But he did not speak a word about Lokpal Bill. BJP was a curse to the society. It was the objective of the Congress to defeat the BJP in the Lok Sabha election, he said.
Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar, KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao, State Incharge KC Venugopal, KPCC working president Ishwar Khandre and others were present.
“Lok Sabha election might be announced by December. There is all possibility to announce the election notification in October first week. This election gained much importance. In the Assembly election, the party’s performance was not satisfactory. We had a setback in Mysuru, Hassan and Mandya. Party workers are facing problem. But at the time, there is an inevitability to protect the coalition government and strengthen the party. So, party workers and leaders should give importance to this issue”.
- Dinesh Gundu Rao, KPCC president
‘I won’t contest LS poll’
“I will not contest in the Lok Sabha election. I have no such desire. The news that I would contest the LS poll is a lie. I have no such interest. The party high command has appointed me as AICC executive committee member. The party wanted me to involve in national politics. I am going to New Delhi tomorrow to participate in the AICC meeting. I will discuss with the party high command”.
- Siddaramaiah, former CM
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NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore set to return back to earth; details here
Washington DC: NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were originally supposed to spend just 10 days at the International Space Station (ISS), are finally set to return to Earth after nearly 10 months in space, reported NDTV.
The two astronauts, who have been stranded at the ISS since June 2024, will be coming back aboard SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission, expected to land as early as March 16, according to NASA officials.
Williams and Wilmore launched on June 5, 2024, aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. However, technical problems with the spacecraft’s thrusters caused difficulties during docking.
After months of investigation, NASA and Boeing decided that Starliner was not safe enough to bring them back. The spacecraft returned to Earth without the crew in September, leaving the astronauts waiting for an alternative ride home.
NASA later arranged for SpaceX to bring them back on the return trip of Crew-9. This mission was originally launched in September with only two members, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, leaving room for Williams and Wilmore.
Crew-9 was initially scheduled to return in February after completing its six-month mission, but the plan was delayed due to scheduling changes. Now, NASA has confirmed the launch of Crew-10, which will replace Crew-9 at the ISS.
Crew-10 is set to launch on March 12 from Kennedy Space Center, carrying astronauts Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Takuya Onishi, and Kirill Peskov. Because of delays in building a new Crew Dragon spacecraft, they will be flying on the Endurance capsule instead.
If everything goes as planned, Crew-9 will leave the ISS on March 16, after a two-day transition period on March 14 and 15. However, if Crew-10’s launch is delayed, Crew-9’s return will also be pushed back. Backup launch dates for Crew-10 are available on March 13 and 14, which could shift Crew-9’s return to March 17 or 18.
NASA officials will continue to monitor the schedule and make adjustments as needed to ensure a safe return for Williams and Wilmore.
