Bengaluru, Jun 10: Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda said on Tuesday that he filed his nomination for the June 19 Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka in response to a collective call from national leaders to be back in the Parliament.
"Though I was not personally interested to contest, national leaders from Congress President Sonia Gandhi, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah, TMC and Left parties want me back in Parliament," he told reporters here.
Gowda, 87, filed his nomination in the Vidhana Soudha, submitting the papers to Assembly Secretary and Returning Officer M.K. Vishalakshi, a party official told IANS.
Gowda''s second son and former minister H.D. Revanna and third son and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy were present on the occasion.
"Our party''s all 34 legislators also urged me to contest as my presence is necessary in Parliament at a time when the country was grappling with multiple crises in the aftermath of coronavirus," said Gowda.
Claiming that there was no pressure from his two sons as they are more concerned with his health, Gowda said he was touched by the requests of the national leaders, especially Gandhi who personally called him and asked him to contest as the country needed his presence in Parliament.
Gowda agreed to contest in the bypoll as his party''s candidate after the Congress state unit assured him of its support with its surplus votes, as the JD-S with 34 legislators is short of 10 votes of the required 44 votes.
It will be second time Gowda will enter the Rajya Sabha, 24 years after he was its member as the Prime Minster from June 1996 to April 1997 of the United Front government.
"Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal informed Kumaraswamy on June 6 that the party was fielding only its senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge from Karnataka and had surplus votes to ensure my victory as our party is 10 votes short of the required 44 votes to win," Gowda said.
Kharge filed his nomination on Monday.
Party''s outgoing member Kupendra Reddy, whose 6-year term ends on June 25, told Gowda that he was not interested for a second term as he did not get enough time in the upper house to raise issues.
"As our party does not have numbers in Parliament to get more time allotted to raise issues and participate in debates, Reddy wanted me to be in the Rajya Sabha in his place so that I could serve the nation better," Gowda said.
Gowda lost in the May 2019 general elections from Tumkur to G.S. Basvaraj of the BJP.
With the term of the four members -- Congress'' B.K. Hariprasad and Rajeev Gowda, BJP''s Prabhakar Kore and JD-S''s Reddy ending on June 25, the Election Commission notified the poll on June 1.
According to the poll panel, the nominations will be scrutinised on Wednesday and last date for withdrawal by candidates is June 12. Polling and vote count is on June 19.
From the ruling BJP, its grassroot cadres Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti filed their nominations after Gowda.
By fielding Gowda for the fourth seat, the Congress and JD-S, who had post-poll and pre-poll alliances for the Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections in May 2019 and May 2018, queered the pitch for the BJP, denying it the chance to win a third seat.
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Is she not liable to be arrested for making such HATE statements and offering rewards for killing somebody. Is the police sleeping?
He should be crazy, kidnapping her and for what ?
She is shouting to get the government support to start a new business, like ramdev established patanjali company by using politics mantra. \Ghanda hain par dhanda hain\".
People are using Zakir Bhai s name to get the international attention on them. You will find some Non-Muslims and Muslims struggler against Zakir Bhai.
Zakir Bhai name is enough to get the bread and butter for all strugler."
She is fit to be Feku / dakus wife....
WHAT A HORRIBLE WOMEN
WHY DON'T YOU DO IT YOURSELF, YOU CAN SAVE 50 LAKH AND GET 15 LAKH FROM MR'S = 110%'S. YOU CAN BECOME A HERO.
WHY THIS CRAZY WOMEN, COMMUNAL HARMONY DESTROYER LEFT OUT TO STAY OUT OF BARS?
WHY THE GOVT BECOMING DEAF AND DUMB ON HER STATEMENT AND OFFERING MONEY TO KILL SOME HUMAN?
IN WHAT WAY AND PRACTICE SHE BECOME A SADHVI?
Whos is Sadhvi Prachi......Desh Bakth?
Manga kayyali Manikya Kotre ide gathi
We Love n support DR.ZN
Now every Peace loving Hindu should stand united against her and denounce her terrorizing speech. Say boldly she does not represent any peace loving Hindus.
Hinduism does not reflect in her. If people like her continues to live, they then spoil the Hinduism or the religion what they represent.
If the government is fair, they should take immediate action by arresting her and prosecuting under law of the land.
Now there is no any surprise for any peace loving person declares a bounty of 1crore for head brainless head, if the government does not take any action against her.
Oh peace loving Hindus and Muslims be united, live together follow whatever your religion says, but please use your valued brain for understanding the true teaching of God.
Look at her .........like shit....she represents. A religion...?
Again the drain is open.......may be because of rain...
Need some good man to please her....so she is satisfied with something.....
Dear Majoosi sect please identity yourself & Hussaini Tiger organization address before placing 15 lakh on Dr Naik. secondly implement your Ayatullah fatwa & award on Rushdi.
Sadhvi is on drug. She has no capacity to give birth to baby how can she behead someone like Dr. Naik. Too funny.
We need organization to file criminal case against these organizations & individuals scums in the court.
A Killer / Murderer in Sadhvi's clothing?
What are the criminal charges for supari killing?
Can police arrest her and put behind the bars.
VHP and its allies are feeding and nurturing few lunatic creatures in its terror camps and utilize them in such cirumstances which becomes mockery every time they tries. Arnav Goswami must be a frustrated joker at this moment.
look at her face... looks like an ugly pig.... thiti kaaladalli naayi tara bogalabeke???? I don know whether ths pig knjows d speeling of d word TErrorist,,, forget abt d meaning.....
This is th lab test for BJP govt hope Indian home minister n law ministers will respect our constitution and they will take firm action against this crap sadvi. Trace out, from where she got fund to announce such big amount.Either may rss or israely grours are supporting to spoil peace in INDIA.
Such persons should not alive in India.should hang in public.
JAI HIND!
Lie and lie more. Taqiiyya artists all of you
Now what shall we call this? Peace lovers? Is this not terrorism. Wher is arnab and party now, dont they have guts to question or interrogate her why she is promoting terror and hatred in peoples mind and encourage killing??!!!!
See her ugly face ..did she ever seen 10k rupee in her life ..first spend some amount in beauty parlour.
Zakir Naik s head is more costlier than kohinoor diamond. just by wearing orange dress an uncultured woman will not become sadhvi.
There are many scholars got defeated by zakir bhai in debate. They have tried all their scholars after getting defeat they are using terrorism weopons against him.
It shows their impotency .
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