Congress trying to divide Hindus and win more seats: Yeddyurappa

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April 17, 2019

Shivamogga, Apr 17: Former chief minister and BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa on Tuesday claimed that the Congress is ready to stoop to any level to win the elections and it is trying to divide Hindus to improve its voting percentage and Lok Sabha seats in the state.

Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, he stated that the Congress policy will boomerang on that party in the Lok Sabha election.

“Congress is trying to sow the poisonous seed of separate religion for Lingayats again. It didn't learn any lessons from the assembly election defeat,” he said.

He also alleged that chief minister H D Kumaraswamy is crying in public events to cheat the voters and emotionally blackmail them. “This is the worst-ever government I have ever seen,” he said.

He expressed confidence that after the Lok Sabha election, he will get another golden opportunity to form the government.

He also stated that there is nothing political in I-T raids in the state. “The fact is that the JD(S) is using the contractors to distribute money to the voters. Now they are facing a problem,” he said.

BY Vijayendra, younger son of Yeddyurappa, who was present at that time, stated that Yeddyurappa will never retire from the politics.

“He is active in the state politics for the past three to four decades. His service is very much required for the state. So he will be active in the state politics for some more time,” he said.

Vijayendra also took a dig at chief minister Kumaraswamy for using tears as a weapon to blackmail the voters.

“I think henceforth he needs to keep on crying as the Mandya voters will teach him a good lesson,” he said.

“Annana Notu-Akkange Vote (Note of CM Kumaraswamy-Vote for Sumalatha) has become very popular across the Mandya. Mandya people will teach a good lesson to the Gowda family's politics,” he said.

He alleged that in the past nine months, a few contractors close to CM Kumaraswamy amassed huge wealth.

A few minutes before the take-off, officials of an election flying squad stopped the helicopter of Yeddyurappa and carried out inspection. The officers checked the bags kept inside the chopter.

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January 6,2020

Hubballi, Jan 6: Elected representatives of the BJP, Congress and JD(S) on Sunday decided to sink their differences and fight unitedly for Karnataka’s rightful share in the Mahadayi and Kalasa-Banduri water dispute with Goa.

The meeting convened by JD(S) MLC Basavaraj Horatti here saw participation of BJP ministers Prahlad Joshi and Jagadish Shettar, Congress and JD(S) lawmakers, among others.

After a 70-minute closed door meeting, MLC Horatti told reporters that they discussed the water dispute in detail and decided to take steps based on inputs from legal and technical experts on the rightful apportioning of water. “Today, we took the first big step towards the overall development of the region, unencumbered by political divisions,” he said.

Though the air was filled with a sense of jubilation as the issue had united seemingly hostile political parties on one side, a few activists expressed disappointment that the meeting failed to set a timeline to resolve the dispute.

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March 30,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 30: Indira Canteens and Kadiri Manjunatha Temple here have started distributing food packets to the poor, stranded labours, destitute and needy in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown.

''We have prepared over 2,000 food packets in the morning. The same number will be prepared in the afternoon and night for distribution," said Prabhakar Shetty from Indira canteen at Urwastore in Mangaluru on Monday.

"The MCC teams come and collect food for distribution among the poor, beggars and destitute," he added.

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August 3,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 3: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president Satish Jarakiholi on Sunday said that as per the party sources, state chief minister BS Yediyurappa has got only six months' time and there are different teams working against Yediyurappa in their party.

The BJP high command has decided to bring down Yediyurappa, Jarakhioli said. He added, "Yediyurappa had asked BJP high command to appoint him Chief Minister for six months and due to corona, his period has been extended. But now their own party sources have revealed that he has got only another six months."

While addressing the issue of different statements by BJP leaders and ministership aspirants after five MLCs were nominated, Jarakiholi said "Yediyurappa followers are not actual followers. BJP high command has already decided to bring down Yediyurappa as per their own party sources."

While speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, he said there are teams formed in the names of deputy CMs and there are many who are working in their party against Yediyurappa.

He also said that it's up to their party what they think about Yediyurappa's tenure, whether they keep him as CM or remove him. Being in Opposition, now Congress is only working on strengthening the party, he said.

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