Nothing is easy; every single seat in Karnataka will witness tough fight: Moily

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April 18, 2018

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Every single assembly seat in Karnataka will witness a tough fight among Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal- Secular, according to Chikkaballapura MP and former chief minister M Veerappa Moily.

In an interview, the Congress veteran ruled out his party entering into any post-poll alliance with the JD(S) and targeted the BJP for fielding tainted candidates like elder brother of mining baron G Janardhan Reddy. This showed that the main opposition party in Karnataka is in an "uncomfortable position", he said.

Elections to the 224-member Karnataka Assembly are due to be held on May 12. The ruling Congress in Karnataka has announced a list of 218 candidates and it is still in the process of finalising candidates for the remaining six constituencies -- Sindagi, Kittur, Nagthana, Melukote, Raichur and Shantinagar.

"Nothing is easy in an election. Election and war are one and the same. It has to be fought. While we are confident of winning, we have to fight for every MLA seat," Moily said.

Exuding confidence that the Congress will get a "comfortable majority", he said there is no question of seeking support from the JD(S), claiming that the ruling party has performed very well in the last five years and there is no anti-incumbency that would hurt its poll prospects.

In 2004, the Congress had joined hands with the JD(S) to form a coalition government that lasted only 20 months.

Asserting that the Congress is in a much better situation in the state unlike the BJP, Moily -- a former Karnataka chief minister -- said "money power and fanaticism of BJP" will not work in the state. "Also, there is no Modi wave. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lost all credibility. Whatever he has said, everyone knows, it was election jumla," he said and claimed that Modi's image has "tumbled terribly" which will be "very much visible" during the election campaign.

Moily, the two-time MP from Chikballapur, further claimed that even BJP's chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa's image has been dented and it has not improved.

Moreover, the BJP has further polluted the political atmosphere in the state by fielding G Janardhan Reddy's elder brother Somashekar Reddy from Ballari city, he said, claiming this showed how the opposition party was in an "uncomfortable" position to regain power. Asked if the tweet row forced him not to seek a ticket for his son Harsha Moily from Karkala constituency in Udupi, he said, "We have disowned the tweet. Moreover, we are not comfortable in that constituency. We are supporting a candidate from the barber community."

Recently, Moily had landed in a controversy over a tweet about "money in politics" in selection of candidates for the Assembly polls in Karnataka, leaving the party in a spot before he deleted it.

On the six candidates yet to be announced, Moily said the party has promised to give Swaraj India party candidate and late MLA K S Puttannaiah's son Darshan, a ticket to contest from Melkote in Mysuru district.

In case of Bengaluru's Shantinagar contituency, Moily said the incumbent MLA NA Haris, whose son was arrested recently in an assault case, is a winning candidate. "We are still weighing whether to give a ticket to him or not." For Raichur, former MLA Syed Yasin is a strong contender but he is not well and cannot walk. "We are thinking of replacing him."

The party is in the process of finalising a candidate for Nagthana constituency in Vijayapura district, where the sitting MLA Raju Alagur is not keen to contest the election due to personal reasons. Congress is also considering other names for Kittur constituency in Belgaum district instead of sitting MLA D B Inamdar, he added.

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August 1,2020

Mysuru, Aug 1: A young covid-19 warrior and activist has become the latest victim of novel coronavirus in Karnataka’s Mysuru district. 

The deceased is Khaleel ur Rahman (27), who was the office manager at Farooqia College of Pharmacy. 

During Covid-19 lockdown, he was working as a volunteer and was part of Mysuru City Corporation team also which is involved in the covid related work. 

Khaleel was also part of the team formed by IAS officer P Manivannan, who led the crucial Covid-19 relief efforts across Karnataka. He was also an activist of Social Democratic Party of India.

During the lockdown, he was distributing groceries and other necessary things among poor and migrants in Mysuru. 

Recently he fell ill and admitted to a private hospital. He was suffering from breathing difficulties. He breathed his last in the hospital without responding to any treatment.

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April 12,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 12: Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Saturday, April 11, welcomed the State government’s decision to permit fishing during the lockdown that’s now extended till April 30.

“We welcome the Centre’s decision to permit fishing during the lockdown. This directive comes as a huge relief for the fishing community,” Poojary told newsmen here.

Poojary informed that 14,000 boats will be deployed for fishing. Keeping the need for social distancing in mind only five crew members will be allowed on a boat. The boats can set sail in the morning and should return by evening.

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July 24,2020

Bantwal, Jul 24: Former Union Minister B Janardhan Poojary on Friday said that people need to shed all their misconception regarding COVID-19 and stop taking it so lightly as it is not just any normal disease.

The 83-year-old politician who was tested positive for covid-19, was recently discharged from hospital after recovering completely.

Giving a word of caution, he said, “Earlier also there have been several diseases like Covid-19 and it has been eradicated. Even covid-19 will be eradicated. So, people should not get scared of the disease instead must fight with it”

“Also, covid-19 patients must not be treated like untouchables as those with symptoms may also not mention it due to the fear of being treated badly,” he added.

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