Hinduism to counter Hindutva: Rahul’s temple run to continue in Karnataka

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December 21, 2017

Bouyed by his party’s improved performance in Gujarat elections, the All India Congress Committee president Rahul Gandhi has decided to adopt a similar style during upcoming Karnataka assembly polls.

This will signify the party’s Hinduism agenda to counter the perceived hardline Hindutva (using Hindu religion to gain political mileage and spreading hatred against non-Hindus) of the opposition BJP.

During his Gujarat campaign, Rahul apparently visited 27 temples and the Congress won 18 seats in these constituencies. Of them, the party managed to wrest 10 seats from the BJP. The BJP dubbed it 'soft Hindutva'.

"Visiting places of worship such as temples, mutts, mosques and churches is common during an election and is in accordance with one's beliefs. When Rahul visits Karnataka, he will visit temples," Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president G Parameshwara said. "The timing of Rahul's expected visits and which temples he will visit are yet to be finalised," he added.

The party plans to bring Rahul, who was coronated AICC president last week, for a mega event either in Bengaluru or Chikkamagaluru, Parameshwara said.

Rahul began visiting temples during his Deoria to Delhi Kisan Yatra before the Uttar Pradesh polls.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took to Twitter on Wednesday to slam the BJP over its hardline Hindutva ideology. "Are BJP leaders the only Hindus? Are we not Hindus, too? My name is Siddaramaiah - I'm Sidda (ready in Kannada) and Rama. Has the BJP taken up a contract for Hinduism? We're also Hindus, but we respect all religions. That's our culture and that's true Hinduism," he tweeted.

The first leg of the ruling Congress' poll tour will begin from Mulbagal and KGF Assembly constituencies on Thursday. The campaign will then pan out to Kolar and Malur constituencies (December 22), Chintamani and Sidlaghatta constituencies (December 29), Devanahalli and Nelamangala constituencies (December 30). The campaign will resume at Gubbi and Turuvekere constituencies (January 4), Kunigal and Chikkanayakanahalli (January 5), Pavagad and Tumakuru Rural (January 6).

AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka K C Venugopal, veteran leaders Oscar Fernandes, Mallikarjun Kharge, M Veerappa Moily among others will take part in the campaigns, Parameshwara said. "Another campaign will be held in March where Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will also participate," he added.

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It wasn’t a cracker; govt must probe into blast: MLA Haris

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January 23,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 23: Expressing shock over the blast which left him and his supporters injured yesterday, Shantinagar MLA NA Haris today said that the incident cannot be brushed aside as a firecracker blast and appealed to the state government to inquire into the incident.

Recovering from the injuries sustained on his leg, Haris was discharged from St Philomena's Hospital on Thursday afternoon.

Interacting with mediapersons outside his residence in Shantinagar, Haris said, “It wasn’t a cracker but a ball-like object that was hurled at me. Since my childhood, I have been seeing crackers and the object that was thrown at me was certainly not a cracker. It had splinters and hard objects.”

He said, “I have been representing the constituency for over 12-years and had no rivalry with anyone. Barring political ideology during elections, all the leaders in our constituency have been cooperative with each other. Yet, we do not know what the intention was or who was behind the incident.”

Revealing that home minister Basavaraj Bommai had called him to enquire about his condition at the hospital Haris said, “I have also briefed the home minister and explained to him what exactly happened. I have full faith in the police and will cooperate with the police during the investigation.” Haris said that doctors have advised him three to four-days of rest.

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Karnataka BJP urges Modi govt to ban PFI, SDPI

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January 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 29: The Karnataka unit of BJP has urged the Centre and the State governments to ban the Popular Front of India (PFI) and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), accusing them of harbouring terrorist tendencies.

Addressing a press meet, N Ravi Kumar, state general secretary of the party, alleged that there was a nexus between the Congress, the PFI and the SDPI.

“Recent reports have exposed the links between the PFI and the Congress,” he said, accusing Congress leader Kapil Sibal of receiving huge funds from PFI to defend their cases in the Supreme Court.

He also accused the organisations as the ones responsible for the death of 23 Hindu activists in Karnataka. Such incidents have proven that both SDPI and PFI are dubious organisations, he said.

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PFI is the first kind of organization which is doing community work in all the walks of life.

and providing the helping hands to all the Indian community doing marvelous job.

this is the first organization fighting against corrupt and injustice following the principle of our father of nation mahatma Gandhi’s.

the corrupt and injustice people in the society not ready to accept their policy and trying to stop the voices of justice to the society.

I wish PFI and its sub organizations will continue to support to the society and keep the good work so that people are with you.

Wah what a joke.

RSS is blamming others as terrorists.

Constitutionof RSS is a terrorism. Stupid Hegevar and Savarkar are the heroes of illiterate stupid community.

The whole intelligent community including European Uniion and US openly declared.

This is the sure end and downfall of RSS, which will never come-up again. You woke-up of peace lovers.

Thank you.

You people are never fit to run even a small village and how come thinking of ruling a big country.

RSS is the most active and first ever terrorist organisation in India and it should be banned first. There is no proof of terrorist activities by SDPI and PFI. BJP is afraid of these organisations as they give tought resistance to BJP and this is the reason why its planning to ban these organisations. BJP is doing propoganda only. Real thread for peace + harmoney in India by sanghis. We should ban them first.

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Karnataka bats for investments in ESDM sector

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June 3,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 3: Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan on Tuesday invited investors in the Electronics System and Design Manufacturing (ESDM) sector to Karnataka, as the state contributes 64 per cent to the sector's total exports from the nation.

During a video conference organised by Invest India for a few select states with leading ESDM players across the globe, Narayan said, "We are the largest chip design hub and home to 70 per cent of India's chip designers."

Karnataka has introduced industry-friendly policies from the beginning and it continues to be the leader in attracting technology-specific investments, he added.

"Karnataka has an estimated GSDP of almost USD 220 billion. We were the first to come out with IT, BT, ESDM, and AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics) policies to give a push to the growth of the technology sectors and innovation. We also have vibrant automobiles, agro, aerospace, textile and garment, and heavy engineering industries," Narayan explained.

"We have created sector-specific SEZs for key industries such as IT, biotechnology and engineering, food processing and aerospace,'' he said.

However, the state government is planning ahead as it has initiated talks with other countries.

"We have held multiple consultations with the private sector to seek inputs for returning to business as we ease the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. We are also initiating dialogue with countries across the globe to understand future plans for their companies in the post COVID era and discuss how the Karnataka government can support that," the Deputy Chief Minister stated.

"Karnataka has attracted cumulative FDI inflows in the state from 2000 to 2019 which were recorded at USD 42.3 billion," he said.

Referring to the Karnataka ESDM policy 2017-2022, Narayan further said, "We aim to stimulate the growth of 2,000 ESDM start-ups during the policy period and create 20 lakh new jobs by 2025.

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