2018 game plan: Ambitious Eshwarappa holds meeting with Dalit, OBC?leaders

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August 14, 2016

Bengaluru, Aug 14: Senior BJP?leader K?S?Eshwarappa, who recently had created a storm by trying to revive the Sangolli Rayanna Brigade of the Kuruba community, has now held a meeting with Dalit and OBC?leaders in the city.

eshuThe move is seen as a game plan by Eshwarappa to emerge as an Ahinda leader (Kannada acronym for minorities, backward classes and dalits) to consolidate his position in the party ahead of 2018 Assembly polls in Karnataka. He is indirectly challenging the style of functioning of state BJP?president B?S?Yeddyurappa.

On Saturday, he went a step further and held a meeting with leaders of the brigade at his office in the Vidhana Soudha. It was held to coincide with the executive committee meeting of the party's Bengaluru urban unit. A full-fledged office is provided to Eshwarappa in the Vidhana Soudha in his capacity as Leader of the Opposition of the Legislative Council. He was not an invitee for the party's meeting.

Eshwarappa said OBC?and dalit leaders were leaning towards the BJP and he was only providing them a platform to express their views.

“The Congress had considered OBC and dalits as their ancestral property and used them as its vote bank,” Eshwarappa told reporters. However, he said he was not going to use the BJP banner for holding Ahinda meetings.

“I cannot use the party banner because religious leaders will hesitate to associate with a political party. Not less than 35 seers are supporting my efforts. Finally, my exercise will help the BJP,” he added.

He claimed that those leaders who had supported Siddaramaiah to emerge as an Ahinda leader were now supporting him.

Asked whether he was trying to challenge the leadership of Yeddyurappa, Eshwarappa said, “Yeddyurappa is our leader. I have no intention of emerging as a rebel leader.” He said he would attend the core committee meeting convened by Yeddyurappa on August 16.

The Sangolli Rayanna Brigade is planning to launch an enrolment drive soon and hold conventions across the state.

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Sunday, 14 Aug 2016

Cheddis are losing grounds with their evil acts on society... People know their deception. Fox in sheeps skin is an old tactics which will work only with the chamchas... and licking dogs who run after the money and kursi. People know their evil plans ... if eshwarapa is true then he should invite their dalit people to their temple to EAT along with them.

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February 6,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 6: A 40-day old child with cardiac condition was shifted to Bengaluru’s Jayadev Hospital from Father Muller Hospital in Mangaluru through a green corridor traffic.

Hospital sources said the ambulance carrying the 40-day old patient was provided Green Corridor by police department throughout the way.

Saiful Azhman, who is just 40-days old has been diagnosed with heart-related ailment. Doctors at FMMC hospital provided basic treatment to Saiful and advised that he be taken to Jayadeva hospital for advanced treatment.

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July 24,2020

Indore, Jul 24: A woman who sells fruits on a cart and who lashed out at municipal officials here has done PhD in Materials Science. Her siblings too are well educated and sell fruits as they did not find jobs.

Dr Raisa Ansari, who lives at Bakery Street in Pardeshipura with her family said she wanted to be a scientist but did not get a job anywhere.

Speaking to media persons, Raisa said, "I have done PhD in Materials Science and wanted to be a scientist but did not get job anywhere. I sell fruit here but the municipal officials are bothering us. We are being forced to move from here to there like cattle. Our religion may be the reason why we are not getting jobs but we are proud to be Indian. I am still looking for a job."

Dr Raisa's mother Ayesha Ansari said she herself is not educated, but has four children of whom three girls and one boy studied a lot but no one got job.

Speaking to media persons Ayesha said, "I have four children and they are well educated. I have not studied but all my children are educated but did not get job so all of them sell fruits."

"When the matter came to marriage, one of the daughters got married. Raisa and Shahjahan Bi wanted an educated boy, but they were not able to find a suitable match because of their complexion and sometimes they rejected the proposal because of dowry, so both are single. Two of my grandchildren are studying biology. They will become doctors," said Ayesha.

Meanwhile, people in the neighbourhood lauded the family's abilities. They said theirs was an educated family had to sell fruits as they did not get jobs.

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May 22,2020

New Delhi: BJP leader Yogish Gowda, who was a member of the Dharwad Zilla Panchayath in Karnataka, was killed because of "political reasons", the CBI has alleged in its charge sheet filed against eight accused before a Dharwad court, officials said on Thursday.

Mr Gowda was killed on June 15, 2016 in front of a gym in Dharwad.

The charge sheet was filed before the Judicial Magistrate First Class Court in Dharwad against Santosh Savadatti, Dinesh M, Sunil KS, Harshith, Aswath S, Nazeer Ahamad, Shanawaz and Nutan K. All but one are in judicial custody.

"The accused allegedly came to Dharwad on two occasions in June 2016 and with the support of the other accused, allegedly planned the murder of Yogish Gowda. These accused fled after the crime," CBI spokesperson RK Gaur said.

The agency has alleged that the killing had "political reasons" behind it and was a result of political rivalry, the officials said.

The agency had taken over the case on September 24, 2019, nearly three years after the murder, on the request of the BJP government in Karnataka and a referral from the centre.

The case was earlier probed by the Karnataka Police which had charged six people for allegedly planning and executing the killing.

The CBI has arrested eight accused in the case of which seven are in judicial custody, they said.

"Further investigation into the role of the other accused and larger conspiracy in this case is continuing on a day-to-day basis," Mr Gaur said.

BJP leader murder caseYogish GowdaCentral Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

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